⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 3:55 · OKC 44-40 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 8:07 · OKC 52-56 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 9:47 · OKC 65-77 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
