⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 21 points ahead of 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, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 58
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 8:54 · SAC 85-80 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 5:55 · SAC 119-109 DEN
- Go-ahead
De'Aaron Fox hit a 27-foot three jumper, Malik Monk with the assist
Q4 0:40 · SAC 127-125 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis bad pass
Q4 1:35 · SAC 122-121 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q1 8:41 · SAC 6-24 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 2:50 · SAC 122-123 DEN
- Go-ahead
Nikola Jokic hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 0:30 · SAC 127-128 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 38 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
