⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 35 free throws to their 21
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:01 · DEN 22-24 SAC
- Ties it
Kenneth Faried hit a layup, Andre Miller with the assist
OT 1:58 · DEN 114-114 SAC
- Winner
Ty Lawson hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 0:04 · DEN 119-116 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 4:07 · DEN 93-96 SAC
- Turnover
Andre Miller offensive foul (Francisco Garcia draws the foul)
OT 0:31 · DEN 116-114 SAC
- Turnover
Andre Miller turnover
OT 0:31 · DEN 116-114 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 9:55 · DEN 89-90 SAC
- Lead
Marcus Thornton hit a 25-foot three jumper, DeMarcus Cousins with the assist
Q4 1:52 · DEN 98-101 SAC
- Ties it
Tyreke Evans hit a driving layup
OT 0:24 · DEN 116-116 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · DEN 102-106 SAC
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 2:56 · DEN 110-114 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
