⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+9Q127-19
+3Q222-21
-16Q313-25
-5Q423-24
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 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
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their ten- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the third quarter
Key battles
10Fast break points1
7Free throws made21
7Steals2
14Points off turnovers6
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q3 3:59 · OKC 13-27 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
