⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 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, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 52
A 14-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 11 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 3:36 · DEN 70-48 SAC
- Steal
Christian Braun stole it from DeMar DeRozan
Q4 0:31 · DEN 128-121 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 11
Q4 11:12 · DEN 110-99 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan bad pass
Q4 0:31 · DEN 128-121 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 30 | Assists | 31 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
