⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 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
Made seventeen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 31 from three
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 54
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 4:30 · OKC 26-17 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 7:13 · OKC 91-78 POR
- Lead
Reggie Jackson hit a jumper
OT 4:33 · OKC 100-98 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · OKC 97-95 POR
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka offensive foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)
OT 1:02 · OKC 108-113 POR
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka turnover
OT 1:02 · OKC 108-113 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Steal
Wesley Matthews stole it from Anthony Morrow
Q4 1:05 · OKC 95-88 POR
- Ties it
Damian Lillard hit a 26-foot three jumper, Steve Blake with the assist
Q4 0:03 · OKC 98-98 POR
- Ties it
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a 5-foot two point shot
OT 4:11 · OKC 100-100 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 17 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
