⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to four
- Made eleven threes to their seventeen
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:57 · SAC 38-43 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 0:55 · SAC 60-51 POR
- Lead
Terence Davis hit a dunk
Q4 2:18 · SAC 106-104 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:51 · SAC 104-104 POR
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis traveling
Q4 1:38 · SAC 106-105 POR
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox turnover
Q4 1:12 · SAC 106-105 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 9:02 · SAC 11-15 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:12 · SAC 76-74 POR
- Winner
Jerami Grant hit a driving layup
Q4 0:50 · SAC 106-107 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 1:55 · SAC 106-105 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 17 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
