⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 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
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Made seven threes to their eighteen
- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 39 from three
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 9:51 · OKC 18-7 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 1:22 · OKC 88-86 POR
- Winner
Jalen Williams hit a 18-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:02 · OKC 111-109 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses technical free throw
Q4 0:15 · OKC 108-109 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:01 · OKC 38-34 POR
- Go-ahead
Anfernee Simons hit a driving layup
Q4 2:13 · OKC 104-105 POR
- Lead
Anfernee Simons hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:30 · OKC 106-109 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anfernee Simons misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:34 · OKC 106-105 POR
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon double dribble turnover
Q4 0:15 · OKC 108-109 POR
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon bad pass
Q4 0:01 · OKC 111-109 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 18 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
