⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 28 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 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
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 30
- A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up in the first 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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up
Q1 9:51 · OKC 22-7 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 10:45 · OKC 45-28 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 35
Q2 2:48 · OKC 73-38 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses technical free throw
Q1 1:12 · OKC 34-22 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 62-point deficit to 53
Q4 11:33 · OKC 118-65 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anfernee Simons misses technical free throw
Q2 11:50 · OKC 36-24 POR
- Technical
Shaedon Sharpe technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:45 · OKC 65-38 POR
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:45 · OKC 66-38 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 28% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 41 | Assists | 16 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
