⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
+7Q127-21
+6Q226-19
0Q329-27
-1Q421-21
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Made seventeen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 31 from three
Key battles
17Threes made7
43%Three-point accuracy23%
17Turnovers12
10Points off turnovers14
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 17 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
