⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen
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 7-point lead to 15
Q3 10:18 · DEN 82-67 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 1:05 · DEN 130-122 SAC
- Missed FT
Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DEN 130-124 SAC
- Missed FT
Christian Braun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DEN 130-124 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Jamal Murray
Q4 1:05 · DEN 130-122 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook offensive foul
Q4 1:03 · DEN 130-122 SAC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 1:03 · DEN 130-122 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
