⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
Made twenty threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 33 from three
- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to seven
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 13
Q3 5:50 · OKC 69-82 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 11:33 · OKC 87-93 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 7:31 · OKC 102-97 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Muscala misses technical free throw
Q2 6:36 · OKC 34-49 POR
- Turnover
Hamidou Diallo back court turnover
Q4 3:58 · OKC 102-100 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:19 · OKC 10-17 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 4:31 · OKC 17-29 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 4:11 · OKC 102-109 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:36 · OKC 34-49 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 20 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
