⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen
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
Russell Westbrook stole it from Shaedon Sharpe
Q4 1:11 · SAC 104-112 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:20 · SAC 104-112 POR
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · SAC 107-112 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 3:32 · SAC 47-57 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaedon Sharpe lost ball turnover
Q4 1:11 · SAC 104-112 POR
- Missed FT
Shaedon Sharpe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · SAC 108-115 POR
📊The numbers
| SAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |





