⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 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
Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 31
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 8:00 · SAC 15-11 POR
- Steal
Darren Collison stole it from Tim Frazier
Q4 2:01 · SAC 87-91 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins bad pass
Q4 3:21 · SAC 87-89 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:32 · SAC 3-11 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:03 · SAC 23-21 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 0:02 · SAC 85-89 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Henderson offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
Q4 4:56 · SAC 85-87 POR
- Turnover
Tim Frazier lost ball turnover
Q4 2:01 · SAC 87-91 POR
- Missed FT
C.J. McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · SAC 92-95 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
