⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 7:48 · OKC 75-74 POR
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 12-foot two point shot
Q4 2:42 · OKC 101-100 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 4:05 · OKC 105-100 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · OKC 110-108 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:18 · OKC 23-28 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 1:55 · OKC 84-92 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses technical free throw
Q2 4:58 · OKC 50-51 POR
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge turnover
Q4 2:21 · OKC 101-100 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
