⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 11:27 · SAC 42-27 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 1:19 · SAC 62-44 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 6:45 · SAC 90-75 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Quincy Douby misses technical free throw
Q1 0:15 · SAC 32-24 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 3:23 · SAC 70-62 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:41 · SAC 80-73 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
