⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 10:35 · OKC 8-7 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 0:31 · OKC 33-28 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 4:16 · OKC 89-99 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Billy Donovan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:31 · OKC 3-6 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:35 · OKC 19-23 POR
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q2 2:12 · OKC 46-55 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 10:56 · OKC 72-90 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
