⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth 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
Shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen from three
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 5 down to 4 up
Q1 3:55 · POR 22-18 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 0:00 · POR 57-51 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 10:38 · POR 76-74 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Martell Webster misses technical free throw
Q2 0:31 · POR 49-49 SAC
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack lost ball
Q4 1:35 · POR 92-98 SAC
- Turnover
Brandon Roy lost ball
Q4 1:23 · POR 92-100 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 5:39 · POR 61-68 SAC
- Steal
Kevin Martin stole it from Jarrett Jack
Q4 1:35 · POR 92-98 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 1:50 · POR 92-105 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Ron Artest technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:31 · POR 49-49 SAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:54 · POR 88-93 SAC
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:13 · POR 88-94 SAC
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
