⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-2Q122-26
+4Q229-24
0Q322-25
-1Q426-26
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 25
Key battles
2Threes made7
4Blocks8
33%Three-point accuracy44%
21Free throws made26
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
