⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32
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 6 down to 3 up
Q4 5:09 · POR 87-84 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · POR 81-84 SAC
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:52 · POR 81-84 SAC
- Turnover
Joel Przybilla lost ball
Q4 2:00 · POR 89-86 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 11:15 · POR 48-52 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 8:30 · POR 77-81 SAC
- Steal
John Salmons stole it from Joel Przybilla
Q4 2:00 · POR 89-86 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikki Moore lost ball
Q4 4:33 · POR 81-84 SAC
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
