⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 20-0 run took them from 6 down to 14 up in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 10:23 · SAC 12-4 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 4:11 · SAC 26-19 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:01 · SAC 53-55 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim double technical foul
Q3 4:18 · SAC 60-70 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 6 down to 14 up
Q2 8:52 · SAC 37-51 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
