⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q1 0:00 · POR 37-15 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 33
Q2 2:28 · POR 64-31 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
