⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 28-15 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 23
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:21 · OKC 52-52 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 5:41 · OKC 62-77 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
