⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 10 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 5:58 · SAC 29-22 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 2:34 · SAC 40-27 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 9:42 · SAC 58-38 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:05 · SAC 117-123 POR
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton bad pass
Q4 3:03 · SAC 120-127 POR
- Missed FT
Richaun Holmes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:44 · SAC 121-127 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 7:09 · SAC 58-47 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 5:18 · SAC 96-87 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 0:00 · SAC 105-107 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:44 · SAC 117-120 POR
- Missed FT
Derrick Jones Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · SAC 123-127 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 19 | Threes made | 23 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 35 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
