⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️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.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 0:06 · SAC 51-39 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 3:56 · SAC 68-55 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Webber Technical Foul
Q3 8:48 · SAC 51-43 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
