⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
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
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:57 · POR 15-6 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Anderson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 3:39 · POR 70-68 OKC
- Turnover
Jeff McInnis Lost Ball
Q4 0:41 · POR 97-90 OKC
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells Lost Ball
Q4 0:18 · POR 97-93 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q1 2:43 · POR 29-21 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 6:22 · POR 42-44 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:44 · POR 90-86 OKC
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:41 · POR 97-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:41 · POR 97-89 OKC
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
