⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second 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
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 38
Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 10
A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 7:20 · POR 15-14 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 7:48 · POR 73-51 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33
Q4 11:07 · POR 93-60 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 1:35 · POR 28-31 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Bobby Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:33 · POR 39-37 SAC
- Technical
Bobby Jackson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 4:33 · POR 39-37 SAC
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |










