⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 20 points behind 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 19
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 3:17 · SAC 66-51 DEN
- Steal
Bogdan Bogdanovic stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 2:35 · SAC 101-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:46 · SAC 64-50 DEN
- Flagrant
Harry Giles flagrant foul type 1
Q4 9:04 · SAC 86-89 DEN
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 3:55 · SAC 95-100 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:27 · SAC 70-68 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 4:45 · SAC 79-81 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 7:45 · SAC 90-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 2:35 · SAC 101-104 DEN
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:36 · SAC 108-114 DEN
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · SAC 111-114 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
