⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 46
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:23 · OKC 34-24 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 4:30 · OKC 52-36 POR
- Steal
Thabo Sefolosha stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 0:23 · OKC 91-94 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:33 · OKC 88-90 POR
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · OKC 89-92 POR
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · OKC 94-96 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:22 · OKC 84-83 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:23 · OKC 91-94 POR
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · OKC 93-94 POR
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · OKC 93-94 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
