⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 46 free throws to their 22- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 30
- Made three threes to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 7:43 · DEN 39-36 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 2:30 · DEN 94-70 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 10:42 · DEN 106-79 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:36 · DEN 24-31 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:48 · DEN 7-12 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 7:30 · DEN 74-60 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 19
Q4 1:28 · DEN 118-99 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
