⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second 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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:00 · SAC 56-63 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Davion Mitchell offensive foul
Q4 3:44 · SAC 92-94 DEN
- Turnover
Davion Mitchell turnover
Q4 3:44 · SAC 92-94 DEN
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 0:06 · SAC 100-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 9:12 · SAC 33-47 DEN
- Steal
Monte Morris stole it from De'Aaron Fox
Q4 0:06 · SAC 100-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Rivers technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:00 · SAC 48-63 DEN
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · SAC 51-63 DEN
- Turnover
Monte Morris out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:05 · SAC 100-106 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
