⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+9Q130-25
-3Q224-30
+3Q332-28
-9Q421-29
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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, 29 free throws to their seventeen
Key battles
47%Three-point accuracy78%
12Free throws made21
12Offensive rebounds7
9Blocks5
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 78% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
