⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twelve- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 27-12 off them
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 30
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:30 · SAC 70-73 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q4 11:28 · SAC 89-85 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Buddy Hield lost ball turnover
OT 1:22 · SAC 105-110 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Damian Lillard hit a driving layup
Q4 0:15 · SAC 103-103 POR
- Steal
Jusuf Nurkic stole it from Buddy Hield
OT 1:22 · SAC 105-110 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 0:46 · SAC 105-112 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:21 · SAC 108-112 POR
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:21 · SAC 108-112 POR
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:13 · SAC 108-113 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
