⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the first quarter
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
- Steal
Willie Cauley-Stein stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 2:42 · SAC 98-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox turnover
Q4 3:28 · SAC 96-89 DEN
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:43 · SAC 101-93 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:36 · SAC 27-27 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:44 · SAC 94-89 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 2:42 · SAC 98-92 DEN
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · SAC 101-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 40 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 9 | Steals | 25 |
| 22 | Blocks | 17 |
