⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 33
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 8:29 · SAC 70-83 POR
- Steal
Jimmer Fredette stole it from Nicolas Batum
Q4 2:25 · SAC 82-89 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 10:10 · SAC 20-31 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 10:53 · SAC 58-80 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 2:25 · SAC 82-89 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
