⏱️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 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, 8 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
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34
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 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:58 · SAC 19-11 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 0:49 · SAC 62-45 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q3 6:09 · SAC 72-54 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Miles technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:09 · SAC 72-54 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 33 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
