⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 15
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 3:17 · SAC 91-79 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q4 11:22 · SAC 102-81 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 5:35 · SAC 75-70 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:00 · SAC 75-73 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 0 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
