⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 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 sixteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 42 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 9:29 · POR 11-10 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 8:38 · POR 53-40 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 4:26 · POR 94-83 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 3:24 · POR 65-55 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:56 · POR 67-63 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
