⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️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 nine- Made eight threes to their fourteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 9:14 · OKC 30-36 POR
- Winner
Jalen Williams hit a 3-foot driving dunk, Josh Giddey with the assist
Q4 1:31 · OKC 99-98 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 2:41 · OKC 101-98 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Giddey lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · OKC 99-98 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Steal
Damian Lillard stole it from Josh Giddey
Q4 0:12 · OKC 99-98 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerami Grant lost ball turnover
Q4 4:47 · OKC 91-91 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:18 · OKC 93-91 POR
- Turnover
Jerami Grant lost ball turnover
Q4 2:26 · OKC 95-98 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
