⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 6:52 · DEN 44-30 SAC
- Steal
Peyton Watson stole it from Malik Monk
Q4 0:22 · DEN 98-102 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul
Q3 3:59 · DEN 67-56 SAC
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul
Q3 3:59 · DEN 67-56 SAC
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:22 · DEN 93-96 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:57 · DEN 35-30 SAC
- Winner
De'Aaron Fox hit a two point shot
Q4 2:02 · DEN 93-94 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 2:38 · DEN 93-100 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Monk bad pass
Q4 0:22 · DEN 98-102 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
