⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+5Q135-31
+13Q224-7
+5Q328-22
+5Q430-24
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, ten turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 20-7 off them- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
20Points off turnovers7
6Offensive rebounds13
10Turnovers20
31Assists19
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
