⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 38 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen
- Went cold from three, four of 21
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 48
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 0:31 · DEN 80-78 SAC
- Lead
Arron Afflalo hit a 17-foot jumper
OT 4:43 · DEN 101-99 SAC
- Winner
Arron Afflalo hit a 20-foot two point shot
OT 0:18 · DEN 111-109 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario bad pass
Q4 0:38 · DEN 99-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:00 · DEN 111-109 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 8:30 · DEN 38-45 SAC
- Go-ahead
Kevin Martin hit a 25-foot three jumper, Spencer Hawes with the assist
OT 4:28 · DEN 101-102 SAC
- Go-ahead
Spencer Hawes hit a 23-foot three jumper, Beno Udrih with the assist
OT 1:36 · DEN 107-109 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Beno Udrih lost ball
OT 3:14 · DEN 105-102 SAC
- Turnover
Kevin Martin lost ball
OT 0:44 · DEN 109-109 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
