⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 14- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:35 · DEN 44-47 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q2 4:29 · DEN 60-51 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 1:24 · DEN 69-55 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:18 · DEN 19-27 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 9:23 · DEN 32-47 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q3 1:00 · DEN 100-77 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 35 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
