⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 10
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Carmelo Anthony Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q3 10:14 · DEN 54-56 SAC
- Technical
Francisco Elson Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 0:42 · DEN 82-75 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:06 · DEN 29-28 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 2:47 · DEN 47-56 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
