⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 35 free throws to their 22
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:26 · SAC 30-25 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:49 · SAC 94-89 DEN
- Turnover
Shareef Abdur-Rahim lost ball
Q4 1:16 · SAC 95-91 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenny Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · SAC 95-91 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Marcus Camby stole it from Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Q4 1:16 · SAC 95-91 DEN
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Kenyon Martin defensive goaltending
Q4 1:16 · SAC 95-91 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
