⏱️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.
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
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 28-17 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
- Made nine threes to their fifteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:43 · OKC 13-13 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:41 · OKC 23-23 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:02 · OKC 4-13 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 5:57 · OKC 13-23 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaedon Sharpe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:28 · OKC 91-87 POR
- Missed FT
Deni Avdija misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · OKC 103-95 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
