⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 1:00 · SAC 29-27 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 10:48 · SAC 33-42 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 9:25 · SAC 78-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Allen Iverson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:24 · SAC 15-12 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
