⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 22
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:45 · OKC 20-10 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 1:32 · OKC 68-50 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:47 · OKC 20-10 LAC
- Technical
James Harden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:21 · OKC 36-30 LAC
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:10 · OKC 75-57 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:59 · OKC 88-79 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
