⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 46- A 13-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 33 in the second 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 cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 10:05 · SAC 37-50 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q1 0:34 · SAC 26-46 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 33
Q2 0:31 · SAC 54-87 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 35 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
