⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their eight- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 46
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 34-11 off them
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
- A 16-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 37 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 24
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q1 7:24 · POR 22-6 OKC
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 37
Q3 9:24 · POR 88-51 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 40-point lead to 48
Q4 3:13 · POR 127-79 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
CJ McCollum flagrant foul type 1
Q3 9:45 · POR 72-50 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 7:42 · POR 45-36 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Roby misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 9:45 · POR 72-51 OKC
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 20 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
