⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 25-14 off them- Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 61
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 4 down to 6 up
Q2 6:37 · SAC 43-37 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 3:00 · SAC 51-39 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson traveling
Q4 2:17 · SAC 88-80 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:30 · SAC 72-71 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby offensive foul (Shareef Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
Q4 4:43 · SAC 84-78 DEN
- Turnover
Marcus Camby turnover
Q4 4:43 · SAC 84-78 DEN
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:05 · SAC 88-81 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
