⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 26- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 2
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points 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.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 8:41 · LAC 6-18 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 3:05 · LAC 64-76 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 0:10 · LAC 69-86 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:06 · LAC 44-53 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 11 |
