⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third 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
Made fifteen threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 27 from three
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
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
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 0:54 · LAC 97-105 OKC
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:32 · LAC 97-105 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:15 · LAC 22-22 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 11:14 · LAC 24-31 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 6:26 · LAC 82-99 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka offensive foul (Matt Barnes draws the foul)
Q4 1:20 · LAC 97-105 OKC
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka turnover
Q4 1:20 · LAC 97-105 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q4 0:32 · LAC 97-105 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 4 | Threes made | 15 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
