⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first 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
Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 2
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 0:43 · SAC 36-20 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:24 · SAC 51-44 DEN
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 2:21 · SAC 96-102 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Jamal Murray stole it from De'Aaron Fox
Q4 2:21 · SAC 96-102 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 3:14 · SAC 96-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:38 · SAC 94-95 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 34 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
