⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 12 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
Made ten threes to their four- They went cold, four of 28 from three
- A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 41
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q4 10:26 · SAC 110-103 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 2:47 · SAC 119-117 POR
- Winner
DeMarcus Cousins hit a layup
Q4 0:35 · SAC 121-119 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - DeMarcus Cousins and Ed Davis
Q2 5:07 · SAC 47-56 POR
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo traveling
Q4 4:58 · SAC 110-105 POR
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo bad pass
Q4 3:12 · SAC 111-111 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 6:09 · SAC 51-61 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 5:18 · SAC 111-113 POR
- Ties it
Mason Plumlee hit a dunk, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 0:46 · SAC 119-119 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Meyers Leonard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:25 · SAC 65-77 POR
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · SAC 113-114 POR
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · SAC 113-114 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
