⏱️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, 7 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
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 64
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 1:26 · POR 33-27 SAC
- Winner
Damian Lillard hit a driving layup
Q4 2:38 · POR 109-108 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 3:34 · POR 115-108 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robert Covington traveling
Q4 4:05 · POR 103-105 SAC
- Turnover
Robert Covington back court turnover
Q4 0:10 · POR 119-115 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Buddy Hield lost ball turnover
Q4 0:40 · POR 115-110 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · POR 121-119 SAC
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
