⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 38
- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q1 1:52 · SAC 25-32 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Aaron Brooks and Andre Miller
Q1 1:38 · SAC 15-26 DEN
- Technical
Double technical foul - DeMarcus Cousins and Kenneth Faried
Q1 1:38 · SAC 15-26 DEN
- Technical
Keith Smart technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:27 · SAC 48-68 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 7:16 · SAC 8-22 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 11:14 · SAC 25-42 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q4 5:13 · SAC 89-118 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 13 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
