⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of 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, 16 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, 53 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 6:03 · POR 46-31 SAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kurt Thomas flagrant foul type 1 (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)
Q4 10:23 · POR 78-59 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 10:48 · POR 78-65 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
