⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 29-15 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:37 · OKC 29-32 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 9:00 · OKC 4-15 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 7:41 · OKC 73-87 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses technical free throw
Q2 4:43 · OKC 37-39 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
