⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 seven- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:37 · POR 8-0 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 11:40 · POR 77-65 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
