⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32- Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 42
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 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:41 · DEN 17-9 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 9:48 · DEN 80-68 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Danilo Gallinari flagrant foul type 1 (Andre Miller draws the foul)
Q1 2:29 · DEN 31-20 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:03 · DEN 49-44 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 3:28 · DEN 54-57 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:00 · DEN 94-86 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 11:22 · DEN 63-59 SAC
- Technical
George Karl technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:15 · DEN 75-65 SAC
- Missed FT
Ben McLemore misses technical free throw
Q4 5:48 · DEN 113-95 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
