⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️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.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 1:04 · SAC 33-26 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 5:28 · SAC 55-37 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 7:16 · SAC 73-64 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 6:35 · SAC 104-90 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenneth Faried technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:37 · SAC 67-50 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
