⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️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 22- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 3:11 · OKC 82-81 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damien Wilkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · OKC 102-108 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 7:05 · OKC 89-100 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses technical free throw
Q1 1:49 · OKC 27-29 POR
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · OKC 101-106 POR
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · OKC 101-106 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
