⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
-5Q128-32
-7Q233-31
+4Q334-32
+11Q431-21
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 28-19 off them- Made five threes to their thirteen
- Went cold from three, five of 21
Key battles
24%Three-point accuracy48%
5Threes made13
2Blocks6
28Points off turnovers19
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
