Nuggets easy past Kings 121-93

Ty Lawson scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets used a dominant first three quarters to rout the Sacramento Kings 121-93 on Saturday night.

Andre Iguodala had 20 points and seven assists and Danilo Gallinari scored 14 points as the Nuggets had six players in double figures despite the regular rotation players sitting out the entire fourth quarter.

Aaron Brooks scored 16 points off the bench for the Kings, who have lost four straight. Tyreke Evans scored 15 for the Kings, who began a six-game road trip with one of their worst losses of the season.

The Nuggets led by 22 at the half and eclipsed the 100-point mark by the end of the third quarter. The Kings never got close enough for Denver to put its starters back into the game.