⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 33 from three
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 49
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:32 · OKC 86-91 POR
- Winner
Ray Allen made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:31 · OKC 100-99 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
OT 3:48 · OKC 118-106 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen Bad Pass. Stolen by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 0:28 · OKC 103-100 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Rasheed Wallace made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Qyntel Woods.
Q4 2:54 · OKC 98-98 POR
- Lead
Rasheed Wallace made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:54 · OKC 98-99 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire Bad Pass. Stolen by Jerome James.
Q4 2:06 · OKC 98-99 POR
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:07 · OKC 100-99 POR
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Bad Pass. Stolen by Ray Allen.
OT 3:31 · OKC 110-106 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
