⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 21 from three
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 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:11 · SAC 18-11 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 0:00 · SAC 36-24 DEN
- Steal
Darren Collison stole it from Emmanuel Mudiay
Q4 1:57 · SAC 107-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · SAC 113-108 DEN
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · SAC 113-108 DEN
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · SAC 113-108 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 1:23 · SAC 114-110 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:16 · SAC 55-44 DEN
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay lost ball turnover
Q4 1:57 · SAC 107-100 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
