⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 27- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 10:27 · DEN 44-29 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Allen Iverson lost ball
Q4 1:38 · DEN 111-106 SAC
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DEN 120-112 SAC
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · DEN 120-112 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:41 · DEN 109-104 SAC
- Steal
Francisco Garcia stole it from Allen Iverson
Q4 1:38 · DEN 111-106 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Francisco Garcia misses technical free throw
Q2 10:56 · DEN 36-27 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
