⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, five of twenty
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 6:09 · POR 81-74 SAC
- Steal
Jarrett Jack stole it from Brad Miller
Q4 2:30 · POR 81-77 SAC
- Winner
Brandon Roy hit a driving layup
Q4 0:19 · POR 85-84 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Martell Webster misses technical free throw
Q2 6:37 · POR 33-36 SAC
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge offensive foul (Brad Miller draws the foul)
Q4 1:58 · POR 83-79 SAC
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge turnover
Q4 1:58 · POR 83-79 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 10:00 · POR 3-13 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 5:05 · POR 59-62 SAC
- Go-ahead
Kevin Martin hit a 24-foot three jumper, Beno Udrih with the assist
Q4 1:15 · POR 83-84 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brad Miller lost ball
Q4 2:30 · POR 81-77 SAC
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia offensive foul (Brandon Roy draws the foul)
Q4 0:06 · POR 85-84 SAC
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia turnover
Q4 0:06 · POR 85-84 SAC
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
