⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 30 from three- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:07 · DEN 47-52 SAC
- Steal
DerMarr Johnson with the steal
Q4 0:25 · DEN 92-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DerMarr Johnson bad pass
Q4 3:12 · DEN 87-89 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons turnover
Q4 4:11 · DEN 87-87 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby turnover
Q4 0:25 · DEN 92-97 SAC
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
Q4 0:01 · DEN 96-101 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
