⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 21- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 4
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 cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q1 2:15 · POR 24-32 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:37 · POR 32-34 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:00 · POR 65-69 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 5:34 · POR 11-22 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · POR 117-122 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · POR 120-123 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · POR 122-125 OKC
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 18 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
