⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:37 · POR 18-16 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 7:48 · POR 10-16 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 2:13 · POR 20-32 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 33 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
