⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 ten threes to their three- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 24
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:39 · SAC 31-34 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:58 · SAC 67-74 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:02 · SAC 88-89 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
George Karl technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:58 · SAC 13-24 POR
- Technical
Ryan Hollins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:52 · SAC 41-44 POR
- Missed FT
Derrick Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:15 · SAC 96-102 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 8:17 · SAC 11-22 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 4:33 · SAC 43-54 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 3:28 · SAC 97-108 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Robin Lopez flagrant foul type 1 (Reggie Evans draws the foul)
Q2 0:02 · SAC 50-64 POR
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo bad pass
Q4 4:46 · SAC 94-100 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
