⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+3Q127-24
+6Q227-20
-9Q315-24
-7Q417-24
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three
Key battles
4Blocks8
15Points off turnovers24
53%Three-point accuracy35%
4Steals7
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
