Nuggets-Kings Preview

By TAYLOR BECHTOLD
Posted Mar 05 2013 2:56AM

As good as the Denver Nuggets have been on their home floor, they haven't been able to string wins together on the road often.

The Nuggets, however, have to be feeling confident as they try for their first three-game road winning streak on Tuesday night against a Sacramento Kings team they've dominated this season.

Denver (39-22) has had little trouble piling up wins at home and claimed its 11th straight victory at the Pepsi Center by beating Atlanta 104-88 on Monday. Corey Brewer finished with 22 points and Ty Lawson had 18 as the Nuggets matched Miami's NBA-best 26-3 home record.

They've also won six of seven overall to trail fourth-place Memphis by 1 1/2 games in the Western Conference playoff picture.

"It's the energy, the altitude, but we're also jelling as a team," Brewer said. "We're starting to play together and we know each other a little bit."

While Denver hasn't had the same success on the road, they are making small strides. The Nuggets, who are just 13-19 away from home, lost four in a row before ending the road slide with a 113-99 win at Charlotte on Feb. 23 and a 111-109 victory at Portland on Wednesday.

Now they appear poised to capture their third straight road victory for the first time since wrapping up last season with a four-game win streak. Denver has seven straight victories in this series - three coming in Sacramento - while the Kings are trying to win consecutive games for the first time in almost a month.

The Nuggets have won the first two meetings this season in lopsided fashion. JaVale McGee had 19 points and Danilo Gallinari added 18 in a 122-97 win at Sacramento on Dec. 16, and Lawson and Andre Iguodala combined for 46 in a 121-93 rout in Denver on Jan. 26.

Gallinari, however, has totaled just 14 points in his last two games while playing through a nagging thigh injury.

The Nuggets, whose plus-3.5 rebound differential ranks third in the league, have outrebounded the Kings 103-82 in the two wins. Sacramento, meanwhile, is 27th in that category, getting outrebounded by 3.3 per contest.

While Denver has averaged 121.0 points on 51.8 percent shooting in the last four meetings, the Kings may be one of the few teams that can keep up with the Nuggets thanks to their recent scoring surge.

Sacramento (21-40) poured in a season-high 43 points in the third quarter en route to a 119-83 victory over Charlotte on Sunday. John Salmons had 22 points and Jason Thompson added 18 and 14 rebounds to lead the Kings, who have reached 100 points in 10 of 11 contests.

Following a season-worst six-game losing streak, Sacramento has won two of three overall and is 11-7 at home since Dec. 5.

"It's good to be home and not eating room-service food," Thompson said. "We play differently at home than we do on the road."

Marcus Thornton, who also had 18 against the Bobcats, is playing his best basketball heading into this contest. He's averaging 24.8 points on 58.2 percent shooting - including 14 of 29 from 3-point range - in his last four games.

The Kings have averaged 110.7 points and hit 104-of-240 (43.3 percent) from 3-point range over their last 11 games.

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Lawson's 24 points lead Nuggets, 120-113

Posted Mar 06 2013 1:59AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The Denver Nuggets have proved they can win regularly at home. The lingering question: Can they do it on the road?

Ty Lawson had 24 points and Danilo Gallinari added 23 for the Nuggets as they won their sixth straight game, defeating the Sacramento Kings 120-113 on Tuesday night.

The deep and talented Nuggets used a 36-point third quarter to build a lead against the Kings that they never relinquished in winning their season-best third straight road game. They scored 70 second-half points when they shot nearly 64 percent.

The Nuggets, who have won seven of eight games overall, began the season with an unbalanced schedule that featured numerous away games. They had two three-game road losing streaks in that stretch and own a 14-19 road record overall.

"Early in the season we lost some leads on the road in the fourth quarter, and we lost some tough games lately," Denver coach George Karl said. "But we're a young team and young teams will do that. But we are maturing and finding our identity a little better."

That identity has become a very difficult team to defeat at the Pepsi Center. The streaking Nuggets have won 11 in a row at home, where they own a 26-3 record, which ties Miami for the best mark in the NBA.

Denver has been a tough team to beat anywhere for the Kings, who dropped their third straight to the Nuggets this season and eighth straight overall.

"You have to be perfect against a team like that," Kings coach Keith Smart said. "That team can do big things and they have the guys that can make plays. I thought we had a chance to pull this out, but we needed to be pretty close to perfect to do that."

It was another typical night of balanced scoring for the Nuggets.

Despite being in foul trouble and playing only 21 minutes, Kenneth Faried had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Andre Miller scored 16 points and had seven assists, and Kosta Koufos had 15 points and eight rebounds for Denver. Lawson and Andre Iguodala also both had seven assists.

A veteran guard, Miller owns a home and spends some of his summer time in Sacramento, where he has several relatives living in the area. He gave those relatives something to cheer about in the fourth quarter when he was the key for Denver maintaining its lead.

Miller continually penetrated and got to the basket for easy looks, scoring 12 points in the period. His back-to-back layups gave Denver a 10-2 run for a 12-point lead with 3:17 left.

"That's kind of how this team is. You never know who's going to grab the steering wheel and who's going to drive us home," Karl said, referring to Miller's big fourth-quarter effort. "I think it's a pretty versatile asset to have."

Marcus Thornton continued his torrid scoring of late, making five 3-pointers and getting 32 points for the Kings, who have lost eight of their last 10 games. They own the worst record in the Western Conference.

Isaiah Thomas had 23 points, Jason Thompson had 18 and John Salmons scored 11.

The Denver interior defense helped make it a difficult evening for Kings leading scorer DeMarcus Cousins. He missed 11 of 12 shots, was 6 of 10 from the free throw line, and finished with eight points, 13 rebounds and a career-high five blocks.

The tempermental Cousins got into a battle of words with Gallinari and both players were saying similar things about each other afterward.

"He said some disrespectful things and I had some things to say back," Cousins said.

Denver extended the lead to 10 points or more several times in the fourth period, but behind the shooting of Thornton, the Kings didn't fold. A 3-pointer by Salmons midway through the quarter Sacramento to 101-95.

"They had a good run in the fourth, but we were able to force some turnovers and get some easy baskets and hold them off," Miller said.

Lawson scored 12 points and Koufos had nine in the third quarter, when the Nuggets took the lead for good and entered the fourth with an 86-79 advantage. The Nuggets outscored Sacramento 36-29 in the third period and led by as many as 14 points.

Tied at the half, the Nuggets got their offense going early in the third quarter with a 14-3 run. Lawson 3-pointer gave Denver a 64-53 lead.

Thompson made all seven shots and scored 14 points for the Kings, who kept the Denver running game in check during a 50-50 first half.

Thornton scored 12 points for the Kings and Faried had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets in the half.

Off the court, Mayor Kevin Johnson announced last week that 24 Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov and billionaire Ron Burkle made an offer to the NBA to purchase the Kings. At a city council meeting Tuesday night, Sacramento City Manager John Shirey said he intends to bring a financing term sheet for a new downtown sports arena to a vote at the council's March 26 meeting.

Seattle hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer signed an agreement in January to buy the Kings from the Maloof family, the majority owners.

The NBA board of governors is expected to vote in mid-April on the fate of the Kings.

Notes: Fat Lever, the Kings Director of Player Development and radio analyst, spent six seasons with the Nuggets (1984-90) and obviously made an impact. Lever remains the Nuggets' all-time steals leader and ranks second in career assists. ... Cousins missed all five shots and had two fouls in the game's opening seven minutes. He went scoreless in the first half, but did collect seven rebounds and had three blocks. ... Faried picked up his fourth foul at 10:06 of the third quarter and went to the bench. ... Thornton made two 3s and Thomas had another in a 50-second span in the third quarter for the Kings.

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Notebook: Nuggets 120, Kings 113

James Ham, for NBA.com
Posted Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:19 AM - Updated Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:19 AM

THE FACTS: The last two times these teams met, the Denver Nuggets steamrolled the Kings by a combined score of 243-190. Tuesday in Sacramento, the Kings held tough, but let the game slip away late, losing a tough one 120-113.

Ty Lawson went at Isaiah Thomas from start to finish, scoring a team-high 24 points and handing out seven assists for the Nuggets (40-22). Kenneth Faried was a beast in the post, finishing with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari provided the long-range shooting, scoring 23 points on 5-for-6 from behind the arc.

The red-hot Marcus Thornton led all scorers with 32 points off the Kings' (21-41) bench, shooting 12-for-21 from the field and 5-for-11 from 3-point range. Thomas kept pace with Lawson, scoring 23 points and dishing out eight assists, while Jason Thompson finished with 18 point and six rebounds in the loss.

QUOTABLE: "You can't play every half and every quarter great. I thought the way we started defensively early in the third quarter was the key."
-- Nuggets coach George Karl

THE STAT: The Nuggets made shots in the second half and the Kings didn't. Denver outshot Sacramento 64.3-44.7 percent after the intermission on their home floor.

TURNING POINT: After an extremely competitive first half that ended in a 50-50 tie, the Nuggets came out aggressive in the third, scoring the quarters first seven points. The Kings fought hard to get back in the game, but never led after the break.

QUOTABLE II: "My teammates were finding me on the open three's and I was just knocking them down."
-- Danilo Galinari

HOT: Thompson was unstoppable in the first quarter, scoring 12 points on 5-for-5 shooting. With DeMarcus Cousins sitting with two fouls, the Kings starting power forward gave the Kings the offensive lift they needed to stay in the game early.

NOT: Cousins was a mess in this one, missing his first eight shots of the game before finally tipping a ball in with 3:42 left in the third quarter. Still a force on the glass, Cousins finished with 13 rebounds and five blocked shots, but his offensive woes cost the Kings dearly.

GOOD MOVE: Coach Karl used Kosta Koufos and JaVale McGee to perfection in this one. Koufos got Cousins frustrated and McGee tagged in to swipe at every shot. The result was a very ineffective Cousins.

BAD MOVE: Thompson got off to the hot start, but then his teammates forgot about him. After scoring 14 points in just 14 minutes in the first half, Thompson finished the game with 18 points on 9-for-11 shooting.

NOTABLE: Cousins set a new career-high in blocks with five. The Nuggets now have a six game win streak and improved to 14-19 on the road with the win.

UP NEXT: For the Nuggets, Thursday vs. L.A. Clippers, Saturday vs. Minnesota, Monday @ Phoenix. For the Kings, Wednesday @ Golden State, Friday vs. Phoenix, Sunday vs. Milwaukee.

• Nuggets: Miller, Stone
• Kings: --

• Nuggets: --
• Kings: --

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #40 Leon Wood, #72 JT Orr
• Attendance: 11923
• Duration: 2:09

Denver Nuggets (40-22)		Sacramento Kings (21-41)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Thompson vs Koufos (Thomas gains possession)
	11:40	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
	11:39	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:29 [SAC 3-0]	Evans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)
Faried Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:10 [DEN 2-3]
	10:58 [SAC 5-2]	Thompson Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)	10:45 [DEN 4-5]
Lawson Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:34
	10:21	Cousins Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:20
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)	10:13 [DEN 7-5]
	09:59	Cousins Layup Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:57
	09:50	Cousins Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:50
Team Rebound	09:50
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:50 [DEN 8-5]
	09:46 [SAC 7-8]	Thompson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Koufos Layup Shot: Missed	09:19
	09:18	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:13	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:11
Lawson Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:54 [DEN 10-7]
Koufos Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:41
	08:31	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:31
Faried Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)	08:20 [DEN 12-7]
	08:11 [SAC 9-12]	Thompson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Thomas (2 AST)
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:59
	07:58	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:45	Thomas Running Jump Shot: Missed
Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:45
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:33	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:22	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:21
Lawson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Cousins (1 BLK)	07:16
Team Rebound	07:16
	07:16	Team Timeout : Regular
Faried Jump Shot: Missed	07:04
Koufos Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:02
Koufos Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:02 [DEN 14-9]
	06:44	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:43
Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed	06:29
	06:28	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:19	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:19
Faried Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)	06:15 [DEN 16-9]
	05:55	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:54
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	05:43
Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:42
Koufos Jump Shot: Missed	05:35
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:33
	05:30	Salmons Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Faried Layup Shot: Missed Block: Cousins (2 BLK)	05:25
	05:23	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:13 [SAC 11-16]	Thompson Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Koufos Jump Shot: Missed Block: Cousins (3 BLK)	05:00
	04:59	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:55	Cousins Foul: Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	04:55	Cousins Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Koufos Substitution replaced by McGee	04:55
	04:55	Cousins Substitution replaced by Hayes
McGee Jump Shot: Missed	04:40
	04:40	Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:23 [SAC 13-16]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Faried Pullup Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:02 [DEN 18-13]
	03:41 [SAC 15-18]	Thompson Jump Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)
	03:30	Thomas Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:30 [DEN 19-15]
Faried Substitution replaced by Chandler	03:30
	03:30	Evans Substitution replaced by Thornton
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:30 [DEN 20-15]
	03:06	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:06
Gallinari Substitution replaced by Brewer	03:06
Lawson Substitution replaced by Miller	03:06
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	02:46
	02:45	Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:41	Thomas Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)
Chandler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Salmons (1 BLK)	02:38
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:37
Chandler Layup Shot: Missed	02:36
	02:34	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:25 [SAC 18-20]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Thomas (3 AST)
	02:07	Salmons Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:07
	02:07	Thomas Substitution replaced by Fredette
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:07 [DEN 21-18]
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:07 [DEN 22-18]
	01:47	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:46	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	01:39	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:39
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	01:20
Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:16
Brewer Jump Hook Shot: Missed	01:12
	01:11	Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:04 [SAC 20-22]	Salmons Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fredette (1 AST)
Iguodala Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:47.4
	00:30.9 [SAC 22-22]	Hayes Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)
Miller Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:10.5 [DEN 24-22]
Iguodala Foul: Personal Take (1 PF)	00:07.8
	00:01.0	Thornton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Iguodala (1 ST)
End of 1st Quarter
Denver Nuggets (40-22)		Sacramento Kings (21-41)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Miller Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	11:42
	11:40	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:19	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Iguodala (2 ST)
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	11:16
	10:54	Patterson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)
	10:52	Fredette Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:52 [DEN 25-22]
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:52
	10:51	Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:35	Fredette 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:35	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:29	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Iguodala (3 ST)
McGee Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (1 AST)	10:22 [DEN 27-22]
	09:59	Hayes Jump Hook Shot: Missed Block: McGee (1 BLK)
	09:58	Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:56	Hayes Jump Shot: Missed
	09:55	Team Rebound
Iguodala Substitution replaced by Gallinari	09:55
	09:47	Fredette Jump Shot: Missed
	09:46	Patterson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:43 [SAC 24-27]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
McGee Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	09:32
McGee Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:32
	09:10 [SAC 26-27]	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Chandler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	08:58 [DEN 29-26]
	08:42	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:42	Patterson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	08:37 [SAC 28-29]	Patterson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gallinari Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Fredette (1 ST)	08:24
	08:19 [SAC 30-29]	Patterson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Fredette (2 AST)
McGee Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	07:51 [DEN 31-30]
Miller Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	07:38
	07:38
McGee Substitution replaced by Lawson	07:38
Chandler Substitution replaced by Faried	07:38
	07:38 [SAC 31-31]	Fredette Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:38 [SAC 32-31]	Fredette Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	07:17 [DEN 34-32]
	06:54	Hayes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (2 ST)
Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hayes (1 ST)	06:40
Brewer Foul: Personal (1 PF)	06:39
	06:39	Hayes Substitution replaced by Evans
	06:39	Patterson Substitution replaced by Cousins
	06:27	Fredette Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	06:26
	06:20	Johnson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	06:20 [DEN 35-32]
	06:20	Fredette Substitution replaced by Thomas
Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:20 [DEN 36-32]
Faried Foul: Personal (1 PF)	06:10
	06:00	Johnson Running Hook Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	06:00
Faried Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)	05:52 [DEN 38-32]
	05:34 [SAC 35-38]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Thomas (4 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:04 [DEN 40-35]
	04:47	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:46
Faried Jump Hook Shot: Missed	04:35
	04:34	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:30	Johnson Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
	04:30	Team Timeout : Regular
Brewer Substitution replaced by Koufos	04:30
	04:30	Johnson Substitution replaced by Salmons
Faried Jump Shot: Missed	04:06
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	04:05
Faried Tip Shot: Missed	04:05
	04:03	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:55	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	03:54
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:44 [DEN 42-35]
	03:27	Evans Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Faried (1 ST)
Lawson Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Faried (1 AST)	03:22 [DEN 44-35]
	03:11 [SAC 37-44]	Thornton Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Cousins (1 AST)
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:52	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	02:43 [SAC 39-44]	Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)
Koufos Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (1 AST)	02:31 [DEN 46-39]
Miller Foul: Personal (2 PF)	02:17
Team Timeout : Regular	02:17
Faried Substitution replaced by Iguodala	02:17
Miller Substitution replaced by Chandler	02:17
	02:17	Evans Substitution replaced by Thompson
	02:05 [SAC 42-46]	Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Cousins (2 AST)
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	01:50
	01:49	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:42	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed
	01:41	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:40 [SAC 44-46]	Thomas Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	01:31	Thornton Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:31 [DEN 47-44]
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:31 [DEN 48-44]
	01:17 [SAC 46-48]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Cousins (3 AST)
Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Thompson (1 ST)	01:06
	01:00	Salmons Layup Shot: Missed
	01:00	Thornton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:00 [SAC 48-48]	Thornton Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Chandler Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	00:44.9
	00:43.9	Cousins Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	00:37.7 [SAC 50-48]	Thomas Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Lawson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	00:28.4
Gallinari Substitution replaced by Faried	00:28.4
	00:06.9	Thompson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Chandler (2 ST)
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.5
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	00:00.5
Faried Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:00.5 [DEN 50-50]
	00:00.0	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (40-22)		Sacramento Kings (21-41)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Koufos (1 AST)	11:41 [DEN 53-50]
	11:22	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
	11:21	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	11:19	Cousins Layup Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:19
	11:14	Thompson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Koufos Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	11:14 [DEN 54-50]
Koufos Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	11:14 [DEN 55-50]
	10:55	Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Iguodala (4 ST)
Lawson Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (2 AST)	10:51 [DEN 57-50]
Faried Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	10:43
	10:43 [SAC 51-57]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:43 [SAC 52-57]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Faried Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (3 AST)	10:29 [DEN 59-52]
Faried Foul: Personal (3 PF)	10:15
	10:06	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed
	10:06	Team Rebound
Faried Foul: Personal (4 PF)	10:06
Faried Substitution replaced by Chandler	10:06
	09:40	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	09:39
Iguodala Turnover : 3 Second Violation (3 TO)	09:32
	09:17	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Koufos (1 BLK)
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:15
	09:15	Evans Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	09:01
Koufos Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	09:00
Koufos Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:57 [DEN 61-52]
Koufos Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	08:46
	08:46 [SAC 53-61]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:46	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:46
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	08:28
Iguodala Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:27
	08:21	Salmons Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Lawson 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (2 AST)	08:13 [DEN 64-53]
Lawson Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	08:06
	08:06 [SAC 54-64]	Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	08:06 [SAC 55-64]	Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	07:52
Koufos Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	07:49
Koufos Putback Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:49 [DEN 66-55]
Koufos Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	07:38
	07:38 [SAC 56-66]	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	07:38 [SAC 57-66]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Chandler Dunk Shot: Missed	07:25
	07:23	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	07:16	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:14
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:10
Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:08
	07:08	Salmons Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	07:08 [DEN 67-57]
	07:08	Salmons Substitution replaced by Thornton
Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	07:08 [DEN 68-57]
	06:53	Cousins Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Chandler (3 ST)
Koufos Jump Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (3 AST)	06:38 [DEN 70-57]
	06:38	Thompson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
	06:38	Team Timeout : Regular
Koufos Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	06:38 [DEN 71-57]
	06:15 [SAC 60-71]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)
Koufos Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thomas (1 ST)	06:09
	06:04 [SAC 63-71]	Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed	05:42
	05:41	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	05:35 [SAC 66-71]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Thomas (5 AST)
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)	05:14 [DEN 74-66]
	05:03	Thomas Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Gallinari Substitution replaced by Brewer	05:03
	04:53	Thompson Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:53 [DEN 75-66]
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:53 [DEN 76-66]
Brewer Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:38
	04:38 [SAC 67-76]	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	04:38 [SAC 68-76]	Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
	04:25	Thompson Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	04:25 [DEN 77-68]
Koufos Substitution replaced by McGee	04:25
	04:25	Thompson Substitution replaced by Hayes
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:25
	04:24	Cousins Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
	04:13	Cousins Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (2 BLK)
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:11
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	04:06 [DEN 79-68]
	03:43	Hayes Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	03:42	Cousins Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	03:42 [SAC 70-79]	Cousins Tip Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lawson (5 AST)	03:27 [DEN 82-70]
	03:14	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
	03:13	Cousins Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
	03:12	Cousins Layup Shot: Missed Block: McGee (3 BLK)
	03:11	Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	03:08 [SAC 72-82]	Thornton Jump Hook Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	03:00 [DEN 84-72]
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	02:58
	02:43	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:42
McGee Foul: Offensive Charge (2 PF)	02:35
McGee Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:35
Team Timeout : Regular	02:35
Iguodala Substitution replaced by Miller	02:35
	02:17 [SAC 75-84]	Thomas 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Thornton (2 AST)
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Cousins (4 BLK)	01:55
	01:54	Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Brewer Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	01:54
	01:54 [SAC 76-84]	Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	01:54 [SAC 77-84]	Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Lawson Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	01:30 [DEN 86-77]
Lawson Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	01:20
	01:20 [SAC 78-86]	Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	01:20 [SAC 79-86]	Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Chandler Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	01:07
	01:06	Team Rebound
McGee Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:55.7
	00:55.7	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:55.7	Team Rebound
	00:55.7	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
McGee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:54.9
	00:44.9	Thomas Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:44.9
Team Rebound	00:44.9
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:44.9
	00:44.6	Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:21.8	Cousins 3pt Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:20.9
Miller Jump Shot: Missed Block: Cousins (5 BLK)	00:00.8
	00:00.0	Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:00.0	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (40-22)		Sacramento Kings (21-41)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:46 [SAC 81-86]	Thornton Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Brewer Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)	11:27 [DEN 88-81]
Lawson Foul: Personal (4 PF)	11:11
Lawson Substitution replaced by Gallinari	11:11
	11:05	Cousins Foul: Offensive (3 PF)
	11:05	Cousins Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
McGee Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)	10:58 [DEN 90-81]
Gallinari Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:46
	10:46	Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:46	Team Rebound
Chandler Substitution replaced by Faried	10:46
	10:46	Evans Substitution replaced by Salmons
	10:46	Thomas Substitution replaced by Fredette
	10:46 [SAC 82-90]	Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	10:34
	10:33	Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:19	Cousins Layup Shot: Missed Block: Faried (1 BLK)
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	10:18
McGee Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brewer (2 AST)	10:15 [DEN 92-82]
	10:15	Fredette Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
	10:15	Cousins Substitution replaced by Patterson
McGee Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:15
	10:15	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:05 [SAC 85-92]	Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS)
McGee Jump Shot: Missed	09:46
McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:45
McGee Layup Shot: Missed	09:42
Faried Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	09:41
Faried Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Miller (6 AST)	09:27 [DEN 94-85]
	08:59	Fredette Jump Shot: Missed
	08:58	Team Rebound
	08:58	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	08:58
Faried Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Fredette (2 ST)	08:38
	08:25 [SAC 87-94]	Fredette Step Back Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
	08:09	Hayes Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:09
Team Rebound	08:09
Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	08:09 [DEN 95-87]
	07:52	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:51	Hayes Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	07:35	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:33
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:25 [DEN 97-87]
	07:10	Patterson 3pt Shot: Missed
Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:10
Faried Jump Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:59	Thornton Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:51 [SAC 89-97]	Thornton Driving Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS)
McGee Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)	06:51
Brewer Substitution replaced by Iguodala	06:51
	06:51	Hayes Substitution replaced by Thompson
	06:51 [SAC 90-97]	Thornton Free Throw 1 of 1 (30 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:40 [DEN 99-90]
	06:26 [SAC 92-99]	Thornton Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (32 PTS)
Faried Hook Bank Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Miller (7 AST)	06:13 [DEN 101-92]
Iguodala Foul: Personal (2 PF)	06:04
	06:04	Fredette Substitution replaced by Evans
	05:54 [SAC 95-101]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Evans (1 AST)
	05:37	Salmons Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)
	05:37	Team Timeout : Regular
Faried Substitution replaced by Lawson	05:37
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:37
Team Rebound	05:37
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:37
	05:36	Team Rebound
McGee Foul: Loose Ball (5 PF) (2 FTA)	05:36
	05:36 [SAC 96-101]	Patterson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	05:36 [SAC 97-101]	Patterson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (4 AST)	05:26 [DEN 103-97]
	05:04	Thornton Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (4 BLK)
	05:02	Salmons Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:59	Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:58
Miller Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Lawson (6 AST)	04:53 [DEN 105-97]
	04:40	Thompson Foul: Offensive (5 PF)
	04:40	Thompson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
McGee Substitution replaced by Koufos	04:40
	04:40	Patterson Substitution replaced by Thomas
	04:22	Evans Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:22
Team Rebound	04:22
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	04:22 [DEN 106-97]
	04:05	Evans Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Iguodala (5 ST)
	04:04	Evans Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:04
Team Rebound	04:04
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:04
	04:03	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Koufos Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	03:52
	03:52	Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:52	Team Rebound
	03:52 [SAC 98-106]	Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Miller Reverse Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (5 AST)	03:37 [DEN 108-98]
	03:22	Salmons Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Lawson (1 ST)
Gallinari Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (6 AST)	03:17 [DEN 110-98]
	03:14	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:02 [SAC 100-110]	Thompson Jump Hook Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Thomas (6 AST)
Gallinari Pullup Jump shot: Made (20 PTS)	02:37 [DEN 112-100]
	02:24 [SAC 103-112]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Thomas (7 AST)
Lawson 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (4 AST)	01:59 [DEN 115-103]
	01:46 [SAC 106-115]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Thomas (8 AST)
Koufos Jump Hook Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (7 AST)	01:24 [DEN 117-106]
Lawson Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (3 FTA)	01:20
	01:20 [SAC 107-117]	Thomas Free Throw 1 of 3 (19 PTS)
	01:20 [SAC 108-117]	Thomas Free Throw 2 of 3 (20 PTS)
	01:20 [SAC 109-117]	Thomas Free Throw 3 of 3 (21 PTS)
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Lawson (7 AST)	01:07 [DEN 120-109]
	00:59.3 [SAC 111-120]	Thompson Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Evans (2 AST)
Gallinari Pullup Jump shot: Missed	00:36.9
	00:35.9	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:30.9	Thomas 3pt Shot: Missed
Koufos Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	00:29.6
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (1 BLK)	00:08.9
	00:07.4	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:05.0 [SAC 113-120]	Thomas Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Thompson (2 AST)
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	00:00.4
End of 4th Quarter