โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 42
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 4:56 ยท POR 45-35 SAC
- Ties it
Zachary Randolph made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:24 ยท POR 89-89 SAC
- Go-ahead
Rasheed Wallace made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:59 ยท POR 94-93 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dale Davis Technical Foul
Q1 6:41 ยท POR 11-7 SAC
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Technical Foul
Q3 6:11 ยท POR 61-57 SAC
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson Lost Ball
Q4 2:57 ยท POR 87-87 SAC

Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:14 ยท POR 48-46 SAC
- Lead
Hidayet Turkoglu made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
Q4 2:42 ยท POR 87-89 SAC
- Winner
Hidayet Turkoglu made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:14 ยท POR 94-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:31 ยท POR 85-83 SAC
- Missed FT
Hidayet Turkoglu missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:10 ยท POR 89-90 SAC
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:19 ยท POR 92-93 SAC
๐The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |






