⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 23-10 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 47
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:23 · OKC 16-10 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 11:26 · OKC 86-107 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q4 4:07 · OKC 101-120 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:33 · OKC 63-83 LAC
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:40 · OKC 81-106 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:56 · OKC 16-18 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 4:09 · OKC 22-34 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q3 9:48 · OKC 56-82 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses technical free throw
Q4 10:40 · OKC 81-106 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
