⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 36 free throws to their 21- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 42
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:55 · OKC 24-13 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Nerlens Noel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:44 · OKC 76-66 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:31 · OKC 32-28 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jim Moran technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:52 · OKC 72-63 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 11 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
