⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 6:47 · OKC 92-84 LAC
- Winner
Russell Westbrook hit a 24-foot threeer
OT 4:11 · OKC 105-102 LAC
- Steal
Kendrick Perkins stole it from Chris Paul
OT 1:19 · OKC 110-107 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
Q4 1:59 · OKC 98-95 LAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:44 · OKC 100-95 LAC
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins bad pass
OT 3:24 · OKC 105-104 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Steal
Blake Griffin stole it from Kevin Martin
Q4 1:59 · OKC 98-95 LAC
- Ties it
Matt Barnes hit a layup, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:36 · OKC 102-102 LAC
- Steal
DeAndre Jordan stole it from Kendrick Perkins
OT 3:24 · OKC 105-104 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 3:25 · OKC 94-90 LAC
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe traveling
OT 3:04 · OKC 105-104 LAC
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
OT 1:19 · OKC 110-107 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 16 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
