⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 28- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:30 · OKC 66-70 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul
Q1 5:22 · OKC 6-13 LAC
- Technical
Brent Barry Technical Foul
Q2 0:01 · OKC 34-45 LAC
- Missed FT
Predrag Drobnjak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · OKC 87-90 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 5:54 · OKC 6-19 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:46 · OKC 26-39 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 7:24 · OKC 48-63 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 5:22 · OKC 6-13 LAC
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Bad Pass
Q4 2:36 · OKC 78-86 LAC
- Turnover
Andre Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Desmond Mason.
Q4 0:02 · OKC 88-90 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
