⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 26
- A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 in the third 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q1 6:01 · OKC 6-15 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 0:32 · OKC 35-53 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q3 6:48 · OKC 41-69 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 34
Q4 4:28 · OKC 66-100 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses technical free throw
Q2 6:30 · OKC 24-29 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
