⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 57
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:47 · LAC 17-11 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:26 · LAC 69-71 OKC
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:01 · LAC 71-75 OKC
- Missed FT
Michael Olowokandi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:38 · LAC 72-77 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:02 · LAC 66-65 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 2:12 · LAC 23-17 OKC
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:31 · LAC 69-72 OKC
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · LAC 78-83 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
