⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 6:26 · SAC 78-75 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 4:39 · SAC 53-59 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 10:15 · SAC 65-73 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:23 · SAC 111-116 DEN
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:23 · SAC 111-116 DEN
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:01 · SAC 113-118 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 33 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
