⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 42 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-8 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 2:26 · POR 24-20 OKC
- Ties it
Derek Anderson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 0:38 · POR 98-98 OKC
- Winner
Ruben Patterson made Layup.
OT 4:39 · POR 102-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire Lost Ball. Stolen by Rashard Lewis.
Q4 2:48 · POR 91-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Theo Ratliff missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 0:32 · POR 112-108 OKC
- Missed FT
Derek Anderson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 0:09 · POR 115-108 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Lead
Ronald Murray made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:01 · POR 91-93 OKC
- Lead
Ray Allen made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ronald Murray.
Q4 1:27 · POR 93-96 OKC
- Lead
Ronald Murray made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:22 · POR 98-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brent Barry Lost Ball. Stolen by Derek Anderson.
Q4 1:39 · POR 91-93 OKC
- Turnover
Ray Allen Lost Ball. Stolen by Zach Randolph.
OT 3:47 · POR 104-100 OKC
- Turnover
Brent Barry Bad Pass
OT 0:22 · POR 112-108 OKC
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
