⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:40 · SAC 13-0 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q4 8:17 · SAC 104-72 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 38
Q4 2:25 · SAC 118-80 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 2:36 · SAC 32-28 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
