⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 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
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 10:55 · SAC 36-31 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 5:18 · SAC 46-36 POR
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q3 1:13 · SAC 87-71 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
