⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 12 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
Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 26
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 6:48 · POR 72-69 OKC
- Steal
Damian Lillard stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 0:18 · POR 110-104 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Terry Stotts technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:04 · POR 47-55 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins offensive foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)
Q4 0:37 · POR 105-104 OKC
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins turnover
Q4 0:37 · POR 105-104 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · POR 110-104 OKC
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 11 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
