⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:02 · SAC 110-112 DEN
- Lead
De'Aaron Fox hit a pullup jump shot
Q4 1:18 · SAC 124-122 DEN
- Lead
Domantas Sabonis hit a 2-foot dunk, Trey Lyles with the assist
Q4 0:55 · SAC 126-124 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox offensive foul
Q4 0:27 · SAC 126-126 DEN
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox turnover
Q4 0:27 · SAC 126-126 DEN
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · SAC 126-126 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 1:06 · SAC 24-40 DEN
- Ties it
Nikola Jokic hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · SAC 124-124 DEN
- Ties it
Christian Braun hit a 1-foot dunk, Bones Hyland with the assist
Q4 0:40 · SAC 126-126 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bones Hyland lost ball turnover
Q4 1:49 · SAC 120-122 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 31 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
