⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:32 · SAC 13-5 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 9:52 · SAC 79-72 DEN
- Lead
Jason Thompson hit a two point shot
Q4 0:41 · SAC 90-88 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Thornton misses technical free throw
Q1 9:06 · SAC 7-5 DEN
- Turnover
Greivis Vasquez bad pass
Q4 2:16 · SAC 88-84 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 4:52 · SAC 41-36 DEN
- Ties it
J.J. Hickson hit a driving layup, Ty Lawson with the assist
Q4 1:37 · SAC 88-88 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson turnover
Q4 3:35 · SAC 86-82 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:55 · SAC 88-88 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
