⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 20-10 off them- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 8
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:19 · DEN 3-8 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:14 · DEN 81-79 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 9:58 · DEN 98-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Drew Eubanks technical foul
Q3 7:30 · DEN 78-66 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:09 · DEN 115-121 SAC
📊The numbers
| DEN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
