⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 0:38 · POR 29-17 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:08 · POR 70-71 OKC
- Winner
Derek Anderson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 0:01 · POR 81-80 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dale Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:16 · POR 72-75 OKC
- Missed FT
Dale Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:16 · POR 72-75 OKC
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire Lost Ball. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 0:56 · POR 74-77 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 5:03 · POR 34-30 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 3:25 · POR 36-40 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Evans Lost Ball. Stolen by Scottie Pippen.
Q4 2:39 · POR 72-77 OKC
- Turnover
Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Scottie Pippen.
Q4 2:00 · POR 74-77 OKC
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Lost Ball. Stolen by Derek Anderson.
Q4 0:37 · POR 74-77 OKC
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
