⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 29-18 off them
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 53
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 7:37 · POR 44-43 SAC
- Lead
Wesley Matthews hit a 23-foot jumper
Q4 2:09 · POR 89-87 SAC
- Winner
Damian Lillard hit a two point shot
Q4 1:20 · POR 91-89 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Thomas Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · POR 87-87 SAC
- Missed FT
Thomas Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:42 · POR 89-89 SAC
- Missed FT
Thomas Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · POR 89-89 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:03 · POR 7-10 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 6:18 · POR 12-25 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 1:21 · POR 51-58 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darren Collison lost ball turnover
Q4 2:43 · POR 86-87 SAC
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 2:17 · POR 87-87 SAC
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 1:01 · POR 91-89 SAC
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
