⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q2 0:39 · OKC 56-50 POR
- Lead
Jerome James made slam dunk.
Q4 2:01 · OKC 85-83 POR
- Winner
Ray Allen made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Antonio Daniels.
Q4 1:22 · OKC 88-85 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Fortson Offensive Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.
Q4 2:36 · OKC 82-81 POR
- Turnover
Danny Fortson Turnover
Q4 2:36 · OKC 82-81 POR
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:04 · OKC 83-83 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 5:15 · OKC 36-48 POR
- Lead
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:21 · OKC 82-83 POR
- Ties it
Shareef Abdur-Rahim made 4 ft two point shot.
Q4 1:45 · OKC 85-85 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
