⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 33
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:23 · DEN 84-81 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenneth Faried technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:33 · DEN 9-12 SAC
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried bad pass
Q4 1:34 · DEN 98-101 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Rudy Gay stole it from Kenneth Faried
Q4 1:34 · DEN 98-101 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:46 · DEN 98-101 SAC
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DEN 103-108 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 40 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
