Raymond Felton scored 17 points and Nene collected 12 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as the visiting Denver Nuggets won their fifth straight game, 99-90, over the Sacramento Kings on Friday.

Kenyon Martin added 14 points and Arron Afflalo contributed 11 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Nuggets (46-29), who remained 2½ games ahead of the Portland Trail Blazers (44-32) for the No. 5 spot in the Western Conference.

Denver trailed, 51-48, at the half but came out of the locker room a different team, ripping off a 12-3 burst to begin the third quarter and take the lead. Four players scored during the burst, with Martin pouring in six points.

The Nuggets pushed the lead to as many as 15 points, 78-63, before cruising into the fourth quarter with a 79-67 edge. The Kings (21-54) made one last effort to get back into it, closing to within 90-84 with 5:18 remaining, but Felton scored five straight points to put it away.

Francisco Garcia led seven scorers in double figures with 17 points for Sacramento.