⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter- Made four threes 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:41 · OKC 8-0 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Offensive Goaltending
Q4 4:01 · OKC 87-85 LAC
- Turnover
Ronald Murray Lost Ball. Stolen by Elton Brand.
Q4 2:34 · OKC 89-90 LAC
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins Lost Ball. Stolen by Sam Cassell.
Q4 0:08 · OKC 93-99 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:17 · OKC 77-76 LAC
- Winner
Quinton Ross made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:49 · OKC 89-90 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 2:49 · OKC 89-97 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Traveling
Q4 1:31 · OKC 89-95 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
