The Kings were led by Domantas Sabonis, who finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Drew Eubanks added 19 points and seven rebounds for Sacramento, which has lost three straight.
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The Kings led by one after the first quarter, but the Nuggets took the lead for good with 1:45 left in the second. The Nuggets extended their lead to 101-86 during the fourth quarter, fueled by a 16-2 run.
Aaron Gordon scored 17 points for the Nuggets and Bruce Brown added 14 off the bench.
DeMar DeRozan scored 18 for Sacramento and Russell Westbrook scored 14.
The Nuggets had a 48-35 rebounding advantage and shot 51% from the field.
Next
Denver: against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
Sacramento: Will host Atalanta on Wednesday night.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.