⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 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 fifteen threes to their six
Went cold from three, fifteen of 45
Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 27
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 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.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 3:45 · POR 61-56 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 9:45 · POR 95-85 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 6:04 · POR 107-89 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deni Avdija out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:20 · POR 113-110 SAC
- Turnover
Deni Avdija bad pass turnover
OT 4:09 · POR 117-115 SAC
- Turnover
Sidy Cissoko bad pass turnover
OT 0:20 · POR 132-129 SAC

Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:53 · POR 113-112 SAC
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a 23-foot threeer
Q4 0:08 · POR 115-115 SAC
- Go-ahead
DeMar DeRozan hit a 14-foot turnaround jump shot
OT 0:04 · POR 132-133 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul
Q3 9:42 · POR 64-64 SAC
- Turnover
Keegan Murray out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 4:06 · POR 117-115 SAC
- Turnover
Maxime Raynaud lost ball turnover
OT 2:45 · POR 125-119 SAC
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |









