⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:50 · SAC 108-118 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 11:45 · SAC 60-62 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 4:16 · SAC 69-86 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
