The Denver Nuggets defeated the Sacramento Kings, 108 - 96, at Pepsi Center on Monday. The Nuggets (29 - 34) flexed the depth of their team as they picked up a home victory without Nikola Jokic, Emmanuel Mudiay or Roy Hibbert. Wilson Chandler dropped 36 points to lead all scorers in the impressive effort, draining 13 - of - 23 shots and adding 12 rebounds and four assists in the win. Denver peaked in the third quarter with 33 points and went into the fourth quarter with a 17 - point lead that they did not have to look back on. Aside from Chandler, the Nuggets saw a solid outing from Danilo Gallinari, who scored 18 points on an efficient 5 - of - 7 shooting across 31 minutes of action. The bench only stretched four players deep, with Will Barton leading the scoring with a lowly nine points in 27 minutes. Mason Plumlee pitched in a double - double with 10 points and 12 boards, while Gary Harris added 15 points, three rebounds and three assists. The Kings shot just 43 percent from the field as a unit and saw a sporadic use of different lineups throughout the contest. Opposed to the starters' heavy minutes put on the Nuggets, the Kings used six bench players, most of which saw over 20 minutes of action. Darren Collison led the Kings' scorers with 17 points, to go with two boards and five assists. Kosta Koufos contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Buddy Hield had 14 points on 4 - of - 7 shooting including 2 - of - 2 from three - point range. Next up, the Kings visit the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, while the Nuggets play the same day and host the Washington Wizards.
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