⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 25 from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 20-8 off them
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:43 · LAC 40-30 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 1:06 · LAC 55-42 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 5:43 · LAC 58-53 OKC
- Technical
Mikki Moore Technical Foul. Moore's 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 3:15 · LAC 64-61 OKC
- Turnover
Bobby Simmons Traveling
Q4 3:56 · LAC 87-81 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:43 · LAC 62-61 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen Bad Pass. Stolen by Zeljko Rebraca.
Q4 4:47 · LAC 87-79 OKC
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:15 · LAC 94-87 OKC
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour Bad Pass
Q4 1:04 · LAC 96-88 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
