⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 31 from three
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q1 8:41 · DEN 22-11 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 3:53 · DEN 98-104 SAC
- Turnover
Anthony Carter offensive foul (Mikki Moore draws the foul)
Q4 0:34 · DEN 113-116 SAC
- Turnover
Anthony Carter turnover
Q4 0:34 · DEN 113-116 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 6:15 · DEN 45-46 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:58 · DEN 63-68 SAC
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
Q4 2:11 · DEN 103-110 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:10 · DEN 113-116 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
