⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:17 · POR 23-15 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 4:26 · POR 68-57 OKC
- Missed FT
Evan Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · POR 100-97 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 1:07 · POR 78-71 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:20 · POR 98-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:20 · POR 98-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:20 · POR 98-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 7 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 21 | Steals | 11 |
| 20 | Blocks | 27 |
