⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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
Made fourteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 43 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 7:20 · OKC 18-9 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 8:07 · OKC 42-37 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 2:51 · OKC 107-89 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 11:12 · OKC 31-37 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:48 · OKC 78-73 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Scoot Henderson technical foul
Q2 3:30 · OKC 51-45 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
