⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 35 free throws to their twenty- A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 24
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 6:13 · OKC 43-33 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins lost ball
Q4 4:05 · OKC 99-92 POR
- Missed FT
Chris Wilcox misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:43 · OKC 101-94 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 12 down to 4 up
Q1 3:13 · OKC 24-28 POR
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · OKC 104-104 POR
- Winner
Travis Outlaw hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · OKC 104-105 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · OKC 104-105 POR
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · OKC 106-107 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
