⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 36 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the fourth 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q4 8:11 · DEN 101-83 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 1:50 · DEN 118-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kenyon Martin flagrant foul type 1 (Spencer Hawes draws the foul)
Q1 5:43 · DEN 15-18 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 6:41 · DEN 15-24 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
