⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 25-4 off them
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 50
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:11 · SAC 9-2 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 1:20 · SAC 36-19 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q4 5:05 · SAC 106-87 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 0 |
| 2 | Blocks | 14 |
