⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 6:43 · OKC 35-42 POR
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q4 11:13 · OKC 80-65 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mamadi Diakite flagrant foul type 1
Q1 2:05 · OKC 15-26 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:50 · OKC 8-16 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 11:10 · OKC 22-40 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
