⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
+12Q132-17
+7Q228-23
+5Q327-20
-2Q418-21
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 25-17 off them
Key battles
9Blocks3
25Points off turnovers17
14Turnovers20
13Steals9
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
