⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:04 · POR 8-0 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 4:55 · POR 59-43 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 7:32 · POR 108-90 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 1:21 · POR 66-55 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 2 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Steals | 12 |
| 15 | Blocks | 12 |







