⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q4 11:34 · DEN 97-81 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 7:43 · DEN 10-24 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 1:55 · DEN 26-43 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
