⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. 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 better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 0:42 · SAC 29-21 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 4:45 · SAC 60-56 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:09 · SAC 81-75 POR
- Missed FT
Kosta Koufos misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:19 · SAC 83-78 POR
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · SAC 85-82 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:44 · SAC 76-71 POR
- Turnover
Ed Davis bad pass
Q4 3:39 · SAC 78-73 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 5 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 17 |
| 22 | Blocks | 20 |
