⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third 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
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 29- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 6:16 · SAC 18-17 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 10:40 · SAC 68-54 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul. Miller's 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 2:41 · SAC 51-47 DEN
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:39 · SAC 97-92 DEN
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:34 · SAC 97-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:47 · SAC 51-50 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:32 · SAC 85-85 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby Offensive Goaltending
Q4 4:54 · SAC 96-92 DEN
- Turnover
Earl Boykins Bad Pass
Q4 4:20 · SAC 97-92 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
