⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
+13Q131-18
-4Q226-29
+4Q327-23
+3Q429-22
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 8
Key battles
24Fast break points8
3Threes made8
20Free throws made12
21Points off turnovers13
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
