โฑ๏ธHow 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.
Where it moved
โฒ SAC better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34
Key battles
๐Good 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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:34 ยท SAC 107-111 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:46 ยท SAC 92-95 POR
- Technical
Quincy Acy technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:24 ยท SAC 94-97 POR
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins bad pass
Q4 0:12 ยท SAC 107-113 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:17 ยท SAC 80-84 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 4:37 ยท SAC 99-108 POR
- Steal
Maurice Harkless stole it from DeMarcus Cousins
Q4 0:12 ยท SAC 107-113 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Henderson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 ยท SAC 105-110 POR
๐The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |






