⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 21
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:18 · SAC 9-2 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Beno Udrih offensive foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)
Q4 2:02 · SAC 103-100 DEN
- Turnover
Beno Udrih turnover
Q4 2:02 · SAC 103-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · SAC 105-104 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Winner
Linas Kleiza hit a 22-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · SAC 105-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Linas Kleiza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:37 · SAC 63-51 DEN
- Turnover
Marcus Camby traveling
Q4 1:09 · SAC 103-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
