⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Made fourteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 22 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 52
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13 in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 7:08 · SAC 72-58 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 2:07 · SAC 87-69 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q4 11:21 · SAC 99-73 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13
Q4 8:10 · SAC 99-86 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anfernee Simons misses technical free throw
Q2 6:23 · SAC 38-30 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
