⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 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, 4 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 44 points inside 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 11:07 · OKC 51-44 POR
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kendrick Perkins and LaMarcus Aldridge
Q3 10:55 · OKC 51-44 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 11:47 · OKC 26-29 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 11:25 · OKC 80-75 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
LaMarcus Aldridge technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 11:07 · OKC 51-44 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 0 |
