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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder | 25 | 23 | 21 | 30 | 99 |
 Trail Blazers | 39 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 104 |
OKCTeam statsPOR| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 37-9339.8% | 5-3315.2% | 20-2387.0% | 49 | 18 | 16 |
| POR | 36-8641.9% | 11-2544.0% | 21-2777.8% | 48 | 14 | 18 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Portland Trail Blazers104| 39 | 30 | 9-21 | 5-11 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +1.2 | ||||||
| 37 | 24 | 9-24 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 35 | 10 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | +7 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 34 | 20 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 4-6 | +15 | +8.2 | ||||||||
| 22 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −3 | −3.4 | ||||||||
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| 22 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.6 | |||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +2.4 | |||
| 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.4 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.7 | |
| Team | 104 | 36-8641.9% | 11-2544.0% | 48 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 21-2777.8% | 13 | 8 | 9 | |||
Bench 18 points on 7 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Skal Labissiere, Jake Layman and Anfernee Simons (coach’s decision).
Oklahoma City Thunder99| 43 | 26 | 8-24 | 4-15 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 38 | 24 | 8-17 | 0-4 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +2.7 | |||||
| 36 | 17 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | −13 | +3.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 8 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 4-4 | −13 | −3.5 | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.4 | ||||||
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| 36 | 11 | 5-17 | 0-7 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | −6.0 | ||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −5.6 | |||||
| 12 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +5.2 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −5.7 | ||||
| Team | 99 | 37-9339.8% | 5-3315.2% | 49 | 18 | 16 | 26 | 20-2387.0% | 18 | 10 | 4 | |||
Bench 21 points on 10 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Hamidou Diallo (injury/illness); Abdel Nader, Patrick Patterson and Deonte Burton (coach’s decision).
Trail Blazers104Thunder99ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Damian Lillard scored 30 points (14 in the fourth quarter), and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-99 for a 1-0 lead in the first-round series.
The Trail Blazers took control with a 35-17 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 19.
The Thunder got within 93-92 on Paul George’s 3-pointer with 2:44 to play, but Lillard answered with a 30-foot pull-up 3-pointer, and the Thunder got no closer than 100-97.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Thunder 13-6. Lillard (No. 9 in clutch points, 2018-19) scored 9 of the Trail Blazers’ 13 on 1 for 1 shooting and 6 for 6 at the line.
CJ McCollum scored 24 points (11 in the first quarter), and Enes Freedom added 20 points and 18 rebounds. The Trail Blazers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Thunder, George had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 4 steals but shot 8 for 24, and Dennis Schröder went 0 for 7 from 3. Russell Westbrook had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Trail Blazers shot 41.9% from the field and 44.0% from 3 to the Thunder’s 39.8% and 15.2%. George fouled out.
Portland Trail BlazersOklahoma City ThunderPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
83 points from the field on 86 shots: 7.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-32 | 46.9% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-14 | 42.9% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-15 | 26.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-8 | 37.5% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-17 | 47.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 37 | 8 | 3-7 | −5 |
| Dennis Schröder | 10 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Steven Adams | 9 | 7 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Paul George | 9 | 14 | 4-4 | +11 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-8 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 37 | 7 | 3-10 | −5 |
| Terrance Ferguson | 18 | 8 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Russell Westbrook | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Steven Adams | 6 | 5 | 2-5 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 7 | 3-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Adams | 45 | 8 | 4-7 | −4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jerami Grant | 6 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Paul George | 6 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
POR win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
OKC
50/50
POR
Highest Leverage Moments
Lillard 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (26 PTS)
Q4 2:23
26.2%
59→85
George 26' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
Q4 2:44
23.3%
82→59
Curry 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hood 1 AST)
Q2 10:01
12.3%
82→95
Adams 7' Floating Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Westbrook 10 AST)
Q4 3:25
12.1%
91→79
Westbrook 1' Running Layup (4 PTS)
Q2 8:14
11.5%
93→82
