⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Won the second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to thirteen
- Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 41
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 3:31 · POR 28-20 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joel Przybilla missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 6:07 · POR 100-104 SAC
- Turnover
Darius Miles Bad Pass. Stolen by Peja Stojakovic.
Q4 4:37 · POR 103-106 SAC
- Missed FT
Joel Przybilla missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:54 · POR 104-109 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 10:33 · POR 39-40 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 10:51 · POR 63-64 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic Bad Pass. Stolen by Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Q4 3:39 · POR 104-109 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:54 · POR 106-112 SAC
- Missed FT
Corliss Williamson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:36 · POR 110-115 SAC
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
