⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:15 · DEN 91-93 SAC
- Steal
Nikola Jokic stole it from DeMarcus Cousins
Q4 2:16 · DEN 106-105 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin bad pass
Q4 2:26 · DEN 106-105 SAC
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:27 · DEN 107-107 SAC
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin lost ball turnover
Q4 0:50 · DEN 107-107 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 6:13 · DEN 37-50 SAC
- Go-ahead
Willie Cauley-Stein hit a 7-foot two point shot, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 1:46 · DEN 106-107 SAC
- Steal
DeMarcus Cousins stole it from D.J. Augustin
Q4 0:50 · DEN 107-107 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:17 · DEN 104-105 SAC
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins bad pass
Q4 2:16 · DEN 106-105 SAC
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DEN 110-111 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 12 |
