⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 33-17 off them- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 41
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 4:39 · SAC 25-23 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 7:28 · SAC 48-39 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul
Q3 5:50 · SAC 71-64 DEN
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson Bad Pass
Q4 3:58 · SAC 106-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:45 · SAC 114-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby Bad Pass. Stolen by Vlade Divac.
Q4 4:05 · SAC 106-100 DEN
- Turnover
Voshon Lenard Lost Ball. Stolen by Doug Christie.
Q4 3:42 · SAC 106-100 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Lost Ball. Stolen by Tony Massenburg.
Q4 1:17 · SAC 111-106 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
