⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 8:36 · SAC 22-12 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 8:29 · SAC 106-100 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Buddy Hield out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:02 · SAC 118-114 POR
- Missed FT
Damian Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · SAC 121-117 POR
- Missed FT
Damian Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · SAC 121-117 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 5:54 · SAC 24-26 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
CJ McCollum traveling
Q4 2:46 · SAC 114-111 POR
- Turnover
CJ McCollum steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:50 · SAC 118-114 POR
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:24 · SAC 121-117 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
