⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:18 · DEN 55-57 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney White Bad Pass. Stolen by Doug Christie.
Q4 4:18 · DEN 83-83 SAC
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Lost Ball. Stolen by Jim Jackson.
Q4 2:54 · DEN 86-87 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Webber Bad Pass
Q4 4:33 · DEN 83-83 SAC
- Missed FT
Doug Christie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · DEN 90-92 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
