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Denver Nuggets at Sacramento Kings

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Denver Nuggets
Sacramento Kings

Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

DEN

Season leaders, per game

SAC
The teams side by side: Denver Nuggets and Sacramento Kings compared, with league ranks
DENStatSAC
54–28Record22–60
Offense
5.1(better), 7th in the leagueNet rating28th in the league, -9.8
120.3(better), 1st in the leagueOffensive rating26th in the league, 109.3
100.2, 20th in the leaguePace17th in the league, 101.1
57.7(better), 1st in the leagueeFG%29th in the league, 52.5
10.9(better), 3rd in the leagueTOV%15th in the league, 12.2
23.6, 25th in the leagueOREB%13th in the league, 25.9(better)
0.294(better), 4th in the leagueFT rate19th in the league, 0.256
Defense
115.3(better), 21st in the leagueDefensive rating28th in the league, 119.1
54.3(better), 15th in the leagueOpp. eFG%29th in the league, 57.2
10.0, 30th in the leagueOpp. TOV%19th in the league, 11.8(better)
75.3(better), 7th in the leagueDREB%21st in the league, 73.5
0.254(better), 12th in the leagueOpp. FT rate20th in the league, 0.274

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Denver Nuggets

Sacramento Kings

  • Keegan MurrayQuestionable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    Watkins believes De'Andre Hunter will start at small forward next to Murray ahead of Alex Karaban. Murray underwent an arthroscopic procedure to remove loose bodies in his left ankle back in May, though he's expected to be ready in time for training camp.

    Cost -1.6 per 100
  • Zach LaVineProbable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    LaVine underwent season-ending surgery on his right hand before the 2025-26 All-Star break. He averaged 19.2 points in 39 regular-season games and was a two-time All-Star before being traded to the Kings in February of 2025. The Kings are listening to trade offers for LaVine and Domantas Sabonis, but their hefty contracts are making things difficult. If LaVine stays in Sacramento, he'll likely take a back seat, as the Kings try to develop 2026 No. 7 overall pick Darius Acuff.

    Cost -0.7 per 100
  • De'Andre HunterProbable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    Fantasy managers weren't quite able to get a clear idea about Hunter's role after his move to Sacramento, as the forward made just two appearances for the Kings before undergoing season-ending eye surgery. While Acuff is expected to play a big role and see plenty of ball-handling duties right away, Hunter could still move up the depth chart and benefit from a usage perspective if DeMar DeRozan (hamstring) winds up going elsewhere in 2026-27.

Key players · DEN: Denver Nuggets key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Jamal Murray35.425.44.47.123.6 / 4.6 / 6.82.8
Nikola Jokic34.827.712.910.725.4 / 12.6 / 9.87.2
Christian Braun31.812.04.82.714.6 / 5.0 / 2.00.8
DeMar DeRozan31.318.42.94.121.2 / 2.6 / 4.6-1.0
Cameron Johnson30.512.23.82.415.4 / 5.2 / 3.82.0
Key players · SAC: Sacramento Kings key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Keegan Murray34.614.05.71.711.2 / 3.8 / 1.80.1
Zach LaVine31.419.22.82.317.2 / 2.8 / 2.0-1.2
Maxime Raynaud26.612.57.51.420.0 / 9.8 / 2.6-2.2
Daeqwon Plowden26.410.83.01.314.2 / 3.2 / 2.0-2.4
De'Andre Hunter26.213.74.12.012.0 / 1.8 / 0.6-2.4

Last five games

Denver Nuggets: Denver Nuggets: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 30 @ MINLost 98–110––
Apr 27 vs MINWon 125–113––
Apr 25 @ MINLost 96–112––
Apr 23 @ MINLost 96–113––
Apr 20 vs MINLost 114–119––
Sacramento Kings: Sacramento Kings: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 12 @ PORLost 110–122––
Apr 10 vs GSWWon 124–118––
Apr 7 @ GSWLost 105–110––
Apr 5 vs LACLost 109–138––
Apr 3 vs NOPWon 117–113––

Standings

Full standings
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
1OKC6418.780–7-3
2SAS6220.75628-2
3DEN5428.6591010-0
4LAL5329.646117-3
5HOU5230.634129-1
12DAL2656.317383-7
13MEM2557.305391-9
14SAC2260.268423-7
15UTA2260.268421-9

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

DEN attack against SAC defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards49.6 (lg 49.8) , 17th in the league13.3 (lg 13.6) , 16th in the league14.4 (lg 14.2) , 13th in the league
Forwards40.3 (lg 37.4) , 4th in the league14.9 (lg 15.3) , 21st in the league7.7 (lg 7.0) , 5th in the league
Centers12.4 (lg 10.7) , 3rd in the league7.8 (lg 7.5) , 9th in the league2.0 (lg 1.9) , 8th in the league
SAC attack against DEN defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards48.2 (lg 49.8) , 20th in the league13.2 (lg 13.6) , 19th in the league14.1 (lg 14.2) , 18th in the league
Forwards39.3 (lg 37.4) , 7th in the league15.1 (lg 15.3) , 17th in the league7.9 (lg 7.0) , 2nd in the league
Centers10.0 (lg 10.7) , 20th in the league7.1 (lg 7.5) , 24th in the league1.3 (lg 1.9) , 29th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.