⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher 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, 16 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
Lived at the line, 50 free throws to their 36- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 25-8 off them
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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 9:37 · SAC 12-8 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:44 · SAC 38-40 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 10:11 · SAC 99-81 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Quincy Acy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · SAC 119-113 POR
- Missed FT
Derrick Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SAC 123-119 POR
- Missed FT
Derrick Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SAC 123-119 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:05 · SAC 119-116 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
