⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 27
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
- Lead
Robin Lopez hit a two point shot
Q4 1:54 · POR 95-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 4:11 · POR 89-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:26 · POR 93-91 OKC
- Turnover
Damian Lillard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · POR 95-96 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:35 · POR 66-63 OKC
- Ties it
Reggie Jackson hit a driving layup
Q4 2:10 · POR 93-93 OKC
- Go-ahead
Jeremy Lamb hit a 23-foot three jumper, Reggie Jackson with the assist
Q4 1:38 · POR 95-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Scott Brooks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:03 · POR 19-8 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 4:20 · POR 89-89 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · POR 95-96 OKC
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
