⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 12 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
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25 in the second quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q4 9:11 · POR 122-117 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jake Layman bad pass
Q4 2:25 · POR 128-121 SAC
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons lost ball turnover
Q4 1:35 · POR 131-126 SAC
- Missed FT
Anfernee Simons misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · POR 136-131 SAC

Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 6:30 · POR 14-21 SAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25
Q2 6:56 · POR 45-70 SAC
- Steal
Caleb Swanigan stole it from Anfernee Simons
Q4 1:35 · POR 131-126 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Frank Mason III misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:20 · POR 128-123 SAC
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 18 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |








