DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic had his fifth straight triple-double before the fourth quarter, finishing with 35 points, 22 rebounds and a season-high 17 assists to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings 132-123 on Thursday night.

Jokic has an NBA-leading 20 triple-doubles this season, 14 before the fourth quarter. He had 20 points and 20 rebounds before the end of the third quarter.

The Nuggets led by 22 at halftime and used a 14-5 run at the end of the third, capped by Jokic’s 66-foot heave at the buzzer, to take a 25-point lead.

Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 17 rebounds for Sacramento. The Kings lost for the third time in 13 games since Doug Christie took over as the interim coach.

The Kings scored the first 14 points of the fourth and got as close as 126-121.

Takeaways

Kings: Faced a tough back-to-back after beating Golden State at home Wednesday night. They had a furious rally to make it close but could not make up a 25-point deficit.

Nuggets: Jokic, voted an All-Star starter, had 12 points in the fourth quarter. Christian Braun had 21 points and Michael Porter Jr. 20 points for Denver, which has won four straight.

Key moment

The Kings could have packed it in after Jokic’s basket from three-quarter court but they got after Denver at the start of the fourth. It brought Jokic back in instead of taking off another fourth quarter.

Key stat

Doug McDermott, who was taken by the Nuggets in 2014 and traded to Chicago on draft night, was 5 of 7 from 3-point range in the fourth quarter to get the Kings within two possessions.

Up next

The Kings continue their six-game trip at New York on Saturday night. The Nuggets begin a five-game trip at Minnesota on Saturday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Domantas Sabonis vs. Nikola Jokic (Jamal Murray gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Keegan Murray shooting foul	0	0
11:46	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:46	Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2	1	0
11:44	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	1	0
11:31	Domantas Sabonis out of bounds bad pass turnover	1	0
11:16	Christian Braun makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	3	0
10:52	Domantas Sabonis misses two point shot	3	0
10:49	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	3	0
10:38	Jamal Murray makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	5	0
10:26	Malik Monk misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:23	Keegan Murray offensive rebound	5	0
10:19	Domantas Sabonis makes 24-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	5	3
9:51	Christian Braun makes 1-foot layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	7	3
9:39	DeMar DeRozan makes 18-foot step back jumpshot	7	5
9:19	Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot jumper	7	5
9:17	Christian Braun offensive rebound	7	5
9:16	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	5
9:16	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	7	5
9:06	DeMar DeRozan makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)	7	7
8:48	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	10	7
8:37	Domantas Sabonis makes driving layup (Malik Monk assists)	10	9
8:33	Malik Monk shooting foul	10	9
8:33	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2	10	9
8:33	Nuggets offensive team rebound	10	9
8:33	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	11	9
8:20	Domantas Sabonis misses driving layup	11	9
8:19	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	11	9
8:11	Michael Porter Jr. makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	13	9
8:03	Malik Monk makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	13	11
8:03	Christian Braun shooting foul	13	11
8:03	Malik Monk makes free throw 1 of 1	13	12
7:48	Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot	13	12
7:47	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	13	12
7:47	Russell Westbrook makes tip shot	15	12
7:34	DeMar DeRozan makes 11-foot two point shot	15	14
7:34	Christian Braun shooting foul	15	14
7:34	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 1	15	15
7:23	Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	15	15
7:20	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	15	15
7:11	Domantas Sabonis misses 14-foot jumper	15	15
7:08	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	15	15
7:00	Christian Braun makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	17	15
6:53	De'Aaron Fox makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Malik Monk assists)	17	17
6:45	Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover	17	17
6:45	Nuggets Full timeout	17	17
6:45	Julian Strawther enters the game for Christian Braun	17	17
6:45	Keon Ellis enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	17	17
6:45	Devin Carter enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	17	17
6:36	Domantas Sabonis makes 11-foot two point shot (Malik Monk assists)	17	19
6:16	Malik Monk shooting foul	17	19
6:16	Kings Full timeout	17	19
6:16	(06:16) [Kings] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Kings] retain their timeout	17	19
6:16	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Jamal Murray	17	19
6:16	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2	17	19
6:16	Nuggets offensive team rebound	17	19
6:16	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	17	19
6:13	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	17	19
6:02	Malik Monk bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	17	19
5:51	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)	20	19
5:35	Devin Carter misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	19
5:33	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	20	19
5:23	Aaron Gordon misses two point shot	20	19
5:20	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	20	19
5:20	Aaron Gordon misses tip shot	20	19
5:19	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	20	19
5:17	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	20	19
5:17	Malik Monk makes free throw 1 of 2	20	20
5:17	Malik Monk misses free throw 2 of 2	20	20
5:15	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	20	20
5:09	Russell Westbrook makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	23	20
4:54	Keon Ellis makes driving layup (Devin Carter assists)	23	22
4:38	Devin Carter shooting foul	23	22
4:38	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2	23	22
4:38	Nuggets offensive team rebound	23	22
4:38	Peyton Watson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	23	22
4:38	Trey Lyles enters the game for Malik Monk	23	22
4:38	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	24	22
4:26	Keegan Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper	24	22
4:23	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	24	22
4:17	Julian Strawther makes 26-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)	27	22
4:14	Kings Full timeout	27	22
4:14	De'Aaron Fox enters the game for Keegan Murray	27	22
4:14	DeMar DeRozan enters the game for Devin Carter	27	22
4:06	DeMar DeRozan misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	27	22
4:04	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	27	22
3:52	Julian Strawther misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	22
3:49	Trey Lyles defensive rebound	27	22
3:33	De'Aaron Fox makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)	27	24
3:14	Julian Strawther makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	29	24
3:14	De'Aaron Fox shooting foul	29	24
3:14	Jamal Murray enters the game for Russell Westbrook	29	24
3:14	Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 1	30	24
2:58	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	30	24
2:58	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2	30	25
2:58	DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2	30	26
2:44	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	32	26
2:30	De'Aaron Fox misses driving floating jump shot	32	26
2:28	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	32	26
2:19	Domantas Sabonis shooting foul	32	26
2:19	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	33	26
2:19	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	34	26
2:08	Domantas Sabonis misses 25-foot three point jumper	34	26
2:05	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	34	26
2:02	Peyton Watson makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	36	26
2:01	Kings Full timeout	36	26
1:46	De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	36	26
1:35	Julian Strawther misses 26-foot three point jumper	36	26
1:31	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	36	26
1:24	DeMar DeRozan misses 26-foot three point jumper	36	26
1:21	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	36	26
1:16	Peyton Watson misses two point shot	36	26
1:14	DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound	36	26
1:00	De'Aaron Fox makes 26-foot three pointer (Domantas Sabonis assists)	36	29
48.0	Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Julian Strawther assists)	38	29
45.0	De'Aaron Fox bad pass (Julian Strawther steals)	38	29
38.2	Jamal Murray makes two point shot	40	29
21.1	Trey Lyles misses 22-foot three point jumper	40	29
19.0	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	40	29
5.2	Aaron Gordon bad pass (Keon Ellis steals)	40	29
3.0	Trey Lyles makes dunk (Keon Ellis assists)	40	31
0.0	Jamal Murray misses 32-foot three point shot	40	31
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	40	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	40	31

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, January 24, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, Altitude Sports, KUSA-TV (9NEWS), NBC Sports CA

Attendance

19,676

Referees

Sean Wright, Ray Acosta, Simone Jelks

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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