⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
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 1 down to 10 up
Q1 7:45 · DEN 18-8 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q1 4:31 · DEN 32-13 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q2 0:10 · DEN 79-49 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Brooks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:37 · DEN 54-35 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
