⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
-11Q117-29
+11Q226-13
-4Q329-32
+10Q426-15
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen
- Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to nine
Key battles
2Blocks8
6Turnovers13
18Offensive rebounds9
7Steals3
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
