⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:25 · POR 56-56 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerryd Bayless misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:42 · POR 83-85 SAC
- Turnover
Brandon Roy bad pass
Q4 2:23 · POR 86-85 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 3:48 · POR 40-51 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:57 · POR 66-73 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Thompson offensive foul (Joel Przybilla draws the foul)
Q4 2:41 · POR 86-85 SAC
- Turnover
Jason Thompson turnover
Q4 2:41 · POR 86-85 SAC
- Missed FT
Donte Greene misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:00 · POR 91-88 SAC
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
