⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
- A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up in the second 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 dragged them back level
Q1 3:41 · SAC 22-22 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 2:04 · SAC 50-48 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:15 · SAC 66-71 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Thompson offensive foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)
Q4 4:39 · SAC 97-105 DEN
- Turnover
Jason Thompson turnover
Q4 4:39 · SAC 97-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up
Q2 0:00 · SAC 57-70 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 5:26 · SAC 98-110 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:22 · SAC 97-105 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 0:00 · SAC 113-120 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
