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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 27 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 119 |
 Trail Blazers | 30 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 123 |
SACTeam statsPOR| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 49-10347.6% | 11-2937.9% | 10-1662.5% | 51 | 25 | 7 |
| POR | 42-8847.7% | 15-3839.5% | 24-2596.0% | 41 | 20 | 8 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Portland Trail Blazers123| 38 | 44 | 13-26 | 8-15 | 0 | 0 | 10-10 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +14.8 | ||||
| 37 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | −5.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 22 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +13 | +9.4 | ||||||||
| 34 | 7 | 2-11 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8.4 | ||||||
| 28 | 8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-3 | +3 | +3.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 16 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +1.5 | |||||
| 18 | 9 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.4 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.0 | ||||
| 10 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.8 | ||||
| Team | 123 | 42-8847.7% | 15-3839.5% | 41 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 24-2596.0% | 9 | 6 | 7 | |||
Bench 35 points on 12 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Keljin Blevins and CJ Elleby (coach’s decision); Zach Collins, CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkić (injury/illness).
Sacramento Kings119| 39 | 32 | 12-26 | 2-6 | 6-10 | 0 | −5 | +8.1 | |||||||
| 38 | 17 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.6 | |||||
| 37 | 21 | 8-17 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.7 | |||||
| 32 | 14 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.8 | |||||
| 31 | 12 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3.2 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 11 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.1 | ||||||
| 27 | 12 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.9 | ||
| Team | 119 | 49-10347.6% | 11-2937.9% | 51 | 25 | 7 | 19 | 10-1662.5% | 18 | 3 | 3 | |||
Bench 23 points on 10 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Norvel Pelle, Justin James and Kyle Guy (coach’s decision); Jabari Parker (dnd_health_and_safety_protocols).
Trail Blazers123Kings119ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Damian Lillard scored 44 points (24 on 8 3-pointers), and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 123-119.
The Kings led 108-103 with 3:49 left in the fourth quarter. Lillard’s driving layup put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 2:38 left. He scored 10 points during the run, and they led 115-108 with 1:15 left.
Lillard’s 3-pointer with 1:57 left made it 112-108, and his 2 free throws with 2.7 seconds left put it away at 123-119.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Kings 20-9. Lillard (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2020-21) scored 12 of the Trail Blazers’ 20 on 4 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Enes Freedom had 22 points (all 22 in the paint) and 21 rebounds on 11 for 15 shooting.
For the Kings, De'Aaron Fox had 32 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, and Buddy Hield added 21 points with 5 3-pointers. Fox scored 18 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter. The Kings had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Trail Blazers went 24 for 25 at the line to the Kings’ 10 for 16. The Kings forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Trail Blazers 64-36 in the paint. The Trail Blazers’ starters outscored the Kings 65-52 in 23 minutes together.
Portland Trail BlazersSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
99 points from the field on 88 shots: 6.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-21 | 66.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-11 | 36.4% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 9-18 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-5 | 20.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-33 | 42.4% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Joseph | 29 | 16 | 5-8 | +4 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 25 | 5 | 2-4 | −6 |
| Richaun Holmes | 7 | 10 | 4-9 | +7 |
| Buddy Hield | 6 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 14 | 4-8 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 50 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richaun Holmes | 39 | 12 | 6-9 | +2 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 14 | 8 | 4-6 | +5 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Cory Joseph | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 9 | 6 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 4 | 1-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
POR win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAC
50/50
POR
Highest Leverage Moments
Lillard 27' 3PT Jump Shot (39 PTS) (Kanter 2 AST)
Q4 1:57
22.4%
62→85
Hield 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q4 3:49
16.8%
37→21
Lillard 21' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (34 PTS)
Q4 3:00
16.5%
29→46
Fox 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (25 PTS)
Q4 4:21
15.2%
54→39
Lillard 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Jones Jr. 3 AST)
Q4 5:22
13.5%
27→40
