⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of twelve from three- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 25-10 off them
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:41 · SAC 40-40 DEN
- Ties it
Donte Greene hit a 6-foot running jumper
Q4 2:47 · SAC 94-94 DEN
- Winner
Omri Casspi hit a 23-foot three jumper, Donte Greene with the assist
Q4 2:00 · SAC 97-96 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Beno Udrih misses technical free throw
Q4 9:21 · SAC 80-76 DEN
- Missed FT
Sergio Rodriguez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · SAC 102-97 DEN
- Missed FT
Sergio Rodriguez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · SAC 103-99 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 9:15 · SAC 9-11 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:43 · SAC 15-21 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 5:18 · SAC 92-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:00 · SAC 92-94 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · SAC 100-96 DEN
- Turnover
J.R. Smith bad pass
Q4 0:25 · SAC 102-97 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
