⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse 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, 34 free throws 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 8:25 · DEN 46-40 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 6:50 · DEN 94-86 SAC
- Steal
Marcus Camby stole it from Ron Artest
Q4 1:24 · DEN 98-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:39 · DEN 94-93 SAC
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin lost ball
Q4 0:32 · DEN 99-95 SAC
- Turnover
Allen Iverson bad pass
Q4 0:08 · DEN 99-97 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 3:31 · DEN 71-76 SAC
- Steal
Francisco Garcia stole it from Kenyon Martin
Q4 0:32 · DEN 99-95 SAC
- Steal
Beno Udrih stole it from Allen Iverson
Q4 0:08 · DEN 99-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ron Artest bad pass
Q4 1:24 · DEN 98-95 SAC
- Turnover
Beno Udrih lost ball
Q4 0:57 · DEN 98-95 SAC
- Turnover
John Salmons bad pass
Q4 0:00 · DEN 99-97 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 19 |
| 13 | Blocks | 2 |
