⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fourteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:33 · SAC 35-38 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 4:58 · SAC 44-50 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Dale Davis Technical Foul
Q1 3:10 · SAC 21-19 POR
- Technical
Damon Stoudamire Technical Foul
Q3 12:00 · SAC 55-54 POR
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Lost Ball. Stolen by Peja Stojakovic.
Q4 4:50 · SAC 98-91 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
