⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 12
Key battles
24Fast break points12
25Points off turnovers13
22Free throws made12
7Blocks4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 8:26 · DEN 59-57 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Harrington technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 5:52 · DEN 59-57 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 5:18 · DEN 36-49 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
