National Basketball Association
Denver 99, Sacramento 90
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, April 1, 2011
Where: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#39 Kevin Fehr, #41 Ken Mauer, #64 Eli Roe
Attendance:
15871
By SportsDirect Inc.
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.
Top Game Performances
Denver |
|
Sacramento |
Raymond Felton 17 |
Scoring |
Francisco Garcia 17 |
Nene 6 |
Assists |
DeMarcus Cousins 5 |
Nene 12 |
Rebounds |
Samuel Dalembert 12 |
Raymond Felton 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyreke Evans 5 |
JR Smith 3 |
Steals |
Beno Udrih 3 |
Chris Andersen 3 |
Blocks |
DeMarcus Cousins 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Denver
|
99 |
48.8 |
4-14 |
17-22 |
23 |
45 |
5 |
9 |
18 |
Sacramento
|
90 |
39.8 |
2-21 |
22-34 |
19 |
41 |
4 |
12 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Utah. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Denver will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.