Kings vs Nuggets Match Player Stats | Wednesday, March 5th 2025

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Kings vs Nuggets Match Player Stats | Wednesday, March 5th 2025

SAC @ DEN

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Todays Wednesday, March 5th Matchup Details

Wednesday Sacramento Kings at Denver Nuggets
Todays Game is on Wednesday, March 5th 2025
05/03/25 21:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to Sacramento Kings at Denver Nuggets

Jonas Valanciunas has converted 100.0% of his attempts from beyond the arc over the last 5 games on the road, 72.7% higher than he’s converted over the course of the season on the road.

The Denver Nuggets have played at the 5th-quickest pace in the NBA this year, which should lead to increased opportunities for the Sacramento Kings.

The Kings check in as the 6th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 20 games on the road (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore lead to added chances for scoring and assists).

Jonas Valanciunas has successfully made 100.0% of his foul shot attempts over the last 5 games, 12.8% more than he’s put through the net overall this year.

Nikola Jokic has posted 29.0 points per game this year, putting him in the company of the best players in the league by this metric: 100th percentile.

Nikola Jokic has converted 47.6% of his attempts from downtown this year, ranking in the 98th percentile out of all players in the NBA.

Out of all players in the NBA, Nikola Jokic ranks in the 96th percentile for playing time, posting a whopping 35.2 minutes per game on his home court this year.

The matchup vs. Jonas Valanciunas is a positive one; he has allowed an enormous 16.4 points per game when guarding fellow starting Cs this year (100th percentile).

The Denver Nuggets have played at the 5th-speediest tempo in the NBA this year.

Keegan Murray has sunk 3.2 three-point shots per game over the last 5 games, 1.3 more than he’s converted over the course of the year.

Keegan Murray has tallied 34.7 minutes per game this year, ranking among the most used players in the league: 94th percentile.

Among all players in the league, Malik Monk registers in the 92nd percentile for shot attempts from downtown, tallying 6.8 per game this year.

Out of all players in the league, Malik Monk slots into the 87th percentile for playing time, registering a massive 32.5 minutes per game this year.

The matchup against Denver is a favorable one; when the Denver Nuggets have the home court advantage, they have allowed the 2nd-most points per game in the league to opposing starting SGs over the last 5 games (20.4).

The matchup vs. Denver is a strong one for three-point attempts; the opposition’s starting SGs have tallied the 5th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA over the last 5 games when the Nuggets are at home (7.6).

Zach LaVine has successfully made an impressive 41.1% of his shots from downtown this season, significantly more than his 32.3 mark last season.

Zach LaVine has been on the court for 34.5 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the NBA: 94th percentile.

The rate of shots from downtown scored against Jonas Valanciunas has been remarkably high (37.6%) when defending opposing starting Cs this year (92nd percentile).

Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and bring about extra chances for scoring and assists, and the Nuggets grade out 9th-best in in the NBA with 12.1 offensive rebounds per game over the last 20 games.

Zach LaVine has successfully made 58.5% of his field goals over the last 5 games, 8.9% more than he’s put through the hoop overall this year.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact Sacramento Kings at Denver Nuggets

Jonas Valanciunas has tallied 3.0 personal fouls per game over the last 10 games while playing on the road, 0.9 higher than he’s tallied in all games this season on the road.

The Sacramento Kings have been the 5th-least efficient 3-point shooting team in the league when playing on the road this year.

When playing at home and guarding opposing starting Cs, Nikola Jokic has been in the 4th percentile with only 1.2 shots from downtown attempted against him per game this year.

The Sacramento Kings have played at the 4th-most lethargic tempo in the league over the last 5 games.

Jonas Valanciunas will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing while traveling generally lowers stat production across the board.

When it comes to 3-point attempts, the least aggressive offense in the league this year has been the Nuggets.

The Nuggets will likely suffer a drop-off in possessions in this contest from competing against the 4th-slowest tempo team in the league over the last 5 games (the Sacramento Kings).

Relative to last season’s 12.8 mark, Keegan Murray’s shots have tailed off this season to 10.7 per game.

Keegan Murray has committed 2.5 personal fouls per game away from his home court this year, putting him in the 85th percentile — among the NBA’s most-whistled.

This year, the opposition’s starting SFs have tallied 3.9 three attempts per game (4th-lowest in the league) against the Denver Nuggets, marking this as a hard matchup.

Among all players in the NBA, Malik Monk ranks in the 89th percentile for personal fouls, posting an enormous 2.6 fouls per game when playing on the road this year.

Malik Monk will likely see a decline in performance in all stat categories on account of playing away from home in this game.

Zach LaVine will not have the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing without the home court advantage tends to worsen stat production in all facets of the game.

Keegan Murray figures to experience a decrease in productivity in all stat categories considering playing on the visting team in this game.

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