⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 44- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 5
- Made four threes to their ten
- Went cold from three, four of eighteen
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the second quarter
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 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:21 · OKC 15-7 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 6:48 · OKC 67-66 POR
- Steal
Andre Roberson stole it from C.J. McCollum
Q4 1:51 · OKC 96-93 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:27 · OKC 19-15 POR
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · OKC 97-93 POR
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · OKC 100-93 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 11:04 · OKC 27-29 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:24 · OKC 93-85 POR
- Turnover
C.J. McCollum lost ball turnover
Q4 1:51 · OKC 96-93 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
