⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 21
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:00 · POR 64-69 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 5:05 · POR 106-103 OKC
- Lead
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a layup
Q4 2:38 · POR 108-106 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:15 · POR 34-38 OKC
- Technical
Terry Stotts technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:35 · POR 71-81 OKC
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · POR 111-110 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 10:14 · POR 54-69 OKC
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a two point shot
Q4 2:21 · POR 108-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Morrow misses technical free throw
Q2 7:15 · POR 34-38 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:02 · POR 113-110 OKC
- Turnover
Nick Collison bad pass
Q4 0:00 · POR 115-112 OKC
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
