⏱️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
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 25 free throws to their thirteen- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their eleven
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- Lead
Drew Eubanks hit a 15-foot jumper, CJ Elleby with the assist
OT 4:39 · POR 117-115 OKC
- Go-ahead
Ben McLemore hit a 23-foot three jumper, CJ Elleby with the assist
OT 2:51 · POR 120-118 OKC
- Go-ahead
Drew Eubanks hit a dunk
OT 2:09 · POR 122-121 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Drew Eubanks misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:22 · POR 111-105 OKC
- Turnover
Brandon Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 1:30 · POR 122-124 OKC
- Turnover
Keon Johnson bad pass
OT 1:20 · POR 122-124 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:56 · POR 15-21 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:58 · POR 93-91 OKC
- Winner
Isaiah Roby hit a 24-foot three jumper, Theo Maledon with the assist
OT 1:45 · POR 122-124 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Roby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:43 · POR 109-104 OKC
- Missed FT
Aaron Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:48 · POR 117-116 OKC
- Turnover
Aleksej Pokusevski bad pass
OT 1:22 · POR 122-124 OKC
📊The numbers
| POR | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 20 | Threes made | 20 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
