⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 31 from three
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- Steal
Dylan Cardwell stole it from Shaedon Sharpe
Q4 0:29 · SAC 92-96 POR
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Toumani Camara
Q4 0:23 · SAC 92-96 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul
Q1 4:09 · SAC 15-21 POR
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:20 · SAC 89-90 POR
- Missed FT
Dylan Cardwell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · SAC 93-96 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 9:25 · SAC 2-15 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 8:54 · SAC 76-84 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Clingan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:29 · SAC 89-92 POR
- Turnover
Shaedon Sharpe bad pass turnover
Q4 0:29 · SAC 92-96 POR
- Turnover
Toumani Camara bad pass turnover
Q4 0:23 · SAC 92-96 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |







