⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth 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
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:11 · SAC 12-7 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 9:30 · SAC 62-52 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses technical free throw
Q1 1:44 · SAC 22-19 POR
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · SAC 94-86 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:30 · SAC 73-77 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 2:02 · SAC 103-94 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:58 · SAC 88-81 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
