⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 25 from three
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 5 down to 3 up
Q2 10:55 · SAC 35-32 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 8:46 · SAC 46-34 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 4:16 · SAC 108-103 DEN
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SAC 121-114 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 4:21 · SAC 81-76 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:45 · SAC 108-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:28 · SAC 114-110 DEN
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Assists | 35 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
