⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 27-10 off them- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 11:22 · POR 53-51 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 5:13 · POR 100-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Camby technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:09 · POR 61-61 OKC
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:43 · POR 97-88 OKC
- Missed FT
Martell Webster misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · POR 100-93 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 2:59 · POR 22-30 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 4:39 · POR 89-88 OKC
- Flagrant
Nick Collison flagrant foul type 1 (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul)
Q4 2:43 · POR 97-88 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 0:18 · POR 101-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 11 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
