⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 35
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 5:46 · OKC 27-15 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 2:36 · OKC 47-42 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
