⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 21-2 off them- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the second 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q2 3:23 · OKC 62-46 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q3 1:31 · OKC 88-67 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q1 7:24 · OKC 6-11 LAC
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:46 · OKC 72-61 LAC
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:48 · OKC 93-74 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses technical free throw
Q4 6:48 · OKC 93-74 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
