⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. 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, 17 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
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 9:14 · OKC 18-8 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q1 1:59 · OKC 36-16 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 36
Q4 7:50 · OKC 112-76 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Hartenstein technical foul
Q2 9:32 · OKC 46-24 POR
- Missed FT
Ajay Mitchell misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 9:32 · OKC 46-25 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:40 · OKC 4-8 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q2 7:21 · OKC 54-38 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rayan Rupert flagrant foul type 1
Q2 9:32 · OKC 46-24 POR
📊The numbers
| OKC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 33 | Assists | 18 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
