Overview
- Denver set a franchise mark with an 11th consecutive road victory, finishing a four-game swing 4-0 to improve to 18-6.
- Nikola Jokić posted 36 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists on 14-of-16 shooting in 29 minutes, then sat the fourth quarter.
- The Nuggets poured in 77 first-half points, shot 59% overall and stretched the margin to as many as 37.
- Peyton Watson scored 21, while Jonas Valančiūnas added 15 on 7-for-7 off the bench as all 11 available Nuggets scored.
- Sacramento fell to 6-19 without Domantas Sabonis, Dennis Schröder and Zach LaVine, while Denver was missing Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun.