Final

Denver Nuggets48-32124 winneratSacramento Kings39-41116

Wed, Apr 9, 10:00 PM EDTGolden 1 Center, Sacramento, CAESPN · Altitude · NBCSCA

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
DEN	33	33	27	31	124
SAC	25	33	25	33	116

Denver Nuggets

124

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.F	35	21	5	2	1	0	0	7-14	4-8	3-4	+5
Aaron GordonF	35	21	3	5	0	0	1	9-16	1-5	2-2	+16
Nikola JokićC	38	20	12	11	4	0	1	5-12	0-1	10-10	+9
Christian BraunG	37	25	4	2	0	1	0	9-12	3-5	4-5	+20
Jalen PickettG	31	18	1	4	1	0	1	6-10	5-7	1-2	+12
Peyton Watson	25	7	4	1	0	1	1	3-5	0-2	1-1	-5
Russell Westbrook	17	5	4	4	1	0	3	2-11	0-4	1-1	-4
Julian Strawther	11	1	7	1	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	1-2	-12
DeAndre Jordan	10	6	5	0	0	3	0	2-3	0-0	2-4	-1
Team		124	45	30	7	5	7	43-86	13-34	25-31

DNP: Trey Alexander (coach's decision), Vlatko Čančar (coach's decision), PJ Hall (coach's decision), Zeke Nnaji (coach's decision), Dario Šarić (coach's decision), Hunter Tyson (coach's decision)

Sacramento Kings

116

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
DeMar DeRozanF	40	22	4	4	0	1	1	8-26	0-5	6-7	-16
Trey LylesF	38	17	9	4	0	0	1	6-9	2-3	3-3	-9
Domantas SabonisC	39	13	12	2	0	1	0	6-10	0-1	1-1	-3
Zach LaVineG	44	27	0	11	0	0	4	10-20	4-8	3-4	-8
Keon EllisG	32	20	6	2	1	2	1	7-12	6-11	0-0	-13
Jonas Valančiūnas	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	-5
Doug McDermott	15	9	2	1	0	0	0	3-5	3-5	0-0	+6
Devin Carter	18	4	3	1	0	1	1	1-4	1-2	1-2	+6
Isaac Jones	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	+2
Team		116	40	25	2	5	8	43-92	16-36	14-17

DNP: Jae Crowder (coach's decision), Terence Davis (coach's decision), Markelle Fultz (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · SAC: 2
Biggest lead · DEN: 16
Times tied: 2
Lead changes: 2
Longest run · DEN: 12

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How they entered this matchup

Rest edge: DENTravel tax: SACBody clock: SAC3 in 4: SACNational TV

DEN has the rest edge with 74h between tipoffs, 23h more than SAC.
SAC is carrying the heavier travel load at 2,020 mi from its previous stop.
SAC is dealing with west-to-east pressure: 0h on the body clock and -3h of zone shift.
SAC is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	DEN	SAC
Record	48-32	39-41
Days rest	2 days edge	1 day
Hours rest	74h	51h
Rest swing	+23h	-23h
Travel in	886 mi edge	2,020 mi
Zone change	-1h	-3h
Body clock	-1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 1	Homestand · 1 of 4
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	3 in 4
Fatigue Index	3 edge	5

marks the side with the edge in that row.

SAC carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 5 vs. DEN's 3.

How each side got here886 mi vs 2,020 mi

How each side got here

DEN

886 mi

Denver, COSacramento, CA

DEN came from Denver, CO with 886 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Denver, CO to Sacramento, CA

SAC

2,020 mi

Detroit, MISacramento, CA

SAC came from Detroit, MI with 2,020 mi of travel and -3h of time-zone change.

Detroit, MI to Sacramento, CA

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 1 vs homestand 1 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

DEN

Road trip

DEN is on game 1 of 1 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 1

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles886 mi

SAC

Homestand

SAC is in game 1 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: ESPN
Local TV: DENAltitudeSACNBCSCAin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: DENAltitude Sports Radio 92.5 FMSACSactown Sports 1140 AMSiriusXM

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