⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty
- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 6
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 52
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
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Jusuf Nurkic
Q4 2:19 · OKC 115-108 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic bad pass
Q4 4:37 · OKC 111-106 POR
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic bad pass
Q4 2:19 · OKC 115-108 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
