⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 37-14 off them
A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:39 · SAC 106-105 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 6:26 · SAC 120-108 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:03 · SAC 109-107 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up
Q3 8:35 · SAC 81-85 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap lost ball turnover
Q4 4:22 · SAC 113-108 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic offensive foul
Q4 3:58 · SAC 115-108 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
Q4 3:58 · SAC 115-108 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 37 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
