⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:01 · SAC 51-54 DEN
- Go-ahead
Omri Casspi hit a 23-foot three jumper, Spencer Hawes with the assist
Q4 1:04 · SAC 96-95 DEN
- Lead
Tyreke Evans hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · SAC 98-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Spencer Hawes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:47 · SAC 10-13 DEN
- Technical
Tyreke Evans double technical foul
Q3 6:09 · SAC 58-61 DEN
- Missed FT
Beno Udrih misses technical free throw
Q3 4:52 · SAC 61-61 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
J.R. Smith hit a 24-foot three jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 2:35 · SAC 91-93 DEN
- Go-ahead
Kenyon Martin hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:44 · SAC 96-97 DEN
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:11 · SAC 100-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:52 · SAC 61-61 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario offensive foul (Jason Thompson draws the foul)
Q4 0:22 · SAC 98-97 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario turnover
Q4 0:22 · SAC 98-97 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
