⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 24- Ran them off the floor, 34 fast break points to 17
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 6:16 · OKC 45-43 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:01 · OKC 100-102 LAC
- Lead
Kevin Durant hit a 25-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 2:43 · OKC 115-112 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · OKC 115-116 LAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:39 · OKC 115-116 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 10:59 · OKC 2-12 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 9:21 · OKC 40-41 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 10:48 · OKC 73-80 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:06 · OKC 112-112 LAC
- Turnover
Blake Griffin 3 second turnover
Q4 2:53 · OKC 112-112 LAC
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford turnover
Q4 0:18 · OKC 117-123 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 34 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
