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Thunder

59-23

112-101

Clippers

57-25

📋 Post game review

🤝 We had it too close to call

A deserved win for the Thunder

We had it too close to call, and the Thunder won 112-101.

On the play the Thunder were about 11 points better, so the score was about right.

The result, against how they played

OKC

LAC

Hard done byDeservedGot lucky

We expected

OKC103

LAC102

too close to call, 205.3 total

Final

OKC112

LAC101

OKC by 11, 213 total

On the play

OKC113

LAC102

OKC by 11, shooting luck aside

⏱️How it unfolded

The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.

The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.

⚖️What decided it

Why the Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.

From the game

Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter

Key battles

15Offensive rebounds9

10Points off turnovers16

59Rebounds41

48Points in the paint36

🏀Good plays, bad plays

The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Thunder

Good plays

13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 6:13 · OKC 27-19 LAC
10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 4:07 · OKC 93-73 LAC
10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 9:40 · OKC 105-87 LAC

Bad plays

Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:45 · OKC 46-40 LAC
Technical
Scott Brooks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:45 · OKC 46-40 LAC
Technical
Steven Adams technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:17 · OKC 96-82 LAC

Clippers

Good plays

8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 9:25 · OKC 41-37 LAC

Bad plays

Technical
Jamal Crawford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:28 · OKC 100-83 LAC
Technical
Chris Paul technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:24 · OKC 106-95 LAC

📊The numbers

OKC		LAC
51%	Shooting from the field	45%
8	Threes made	9
35%	Three-point accuracy	33%
16	Free throws made	18
59	Rebounds	41
15	Offensive rebounds	9
23	Assists	23
48	Points in the paint	36
13	Fast break points	13
10	Points off turnovers	16
16	Turnovers	14
8	Steals	11
2	Blocks	2

🔍 What it means for this game

🤝Too close to call

Recent form does not split them

Their results, against how they played

LAC

OKC

Hard done byDeservedGot lucky

Clippers3-2All to script

Three wins from their last five.

Last gamevThunder

Three-point accuracy up 13.8 points on their last 5 average

Threes made up 5 on their last 5 average

Rebound margin down 13 on their last 5 average

Thunder3-2All to script

Three wins from their last five.

Last gamevClippers

Opponent shooting efficiency up 12.6 points on their last 5 average

Threes allowed up 8 on their last 5 average

Points allowed up 21 on their last 5 average

ClippersLast 5 · 3-2

W@ OKC122-105To script
Wv GS126-121To script
L@ GS99-100To script
Wv GS113-103To script
L@ GS97-118To script

ThunderLast 5 · 3-2

Lv LAC105-122To script
Wv MEM120-109To script
W@ MEM104-84To script
Lv MEM99-100To script
W@ MEM92-89To script

Clippers

Last 5 · 3-2

Pretty much what we expected

Results

3

wins

We expected

–

wins, from our tips

Deserved

~3

wins, on how they played

Hard done byDeservedGot lucky

Three wins from their last five games. How they played, the shooting luck aside, was worth about 3.

6 May · 6 May · AwayTo script

OKCThunder105-122

LACClippers

A win

The numbers

LAC		OKC
55%	Shooting from the field	46%
15	Threes made	9
52%	Three-point accuracy	32%
17	Free throws made	18
31	Rebounds	47
26	Assists	17

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Clearly the better side, shooting luck aside, worth about 12 points to them

Why it went this way

Made fifteen threes to their nine
Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 47

Our tip for this game

4 May · 4 May · HomeTo script

LACClippers126-121

GSWarriors

A win

The numbers

LAC		GS
55%	Shooting from the field	49%
8	Threes made	14
33%	Three-point accuracy	56%
26	Free throws made	29
38	Rebounds	37
26	Assists	25

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Clearly the better side, shooting luck aside, worth about 14 points to them

Why it went this way

Made eight threes to their fourteen
They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 25 from three

Our tip for this game

2 May · 2 May · AwayTo script

GSWarriors100-99

LACClippers

A defeat

The numbers

LAC		GS
37%	Shooting from the field	39%
11	Threes made	7
32%	Three-point accuracy	29%
24	Free throws made	23
53	Rebounds	50
22	Assists	20

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Second best, shooting luck aside, worth about 4 points to the Warriors

Why it went this way

Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.

Our tip for this game

30 Apr · 30 Apr · HomeTo script

LACClippers113-103

GSWarriors

A win

The numbers

LAC		GS
49%	Shooting from the field	47%
8	Threes made	10
40%	Three-point accuracy	38%
31	Free throws made	13
41	Rebounds	42
20	Assists	24

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Clearly the better side, shooting luck aside, worth about 9 points to them

Why it went this way

Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their nineteen

Our tip for this game

28 Apr · 28 Apr · AwayTo script

GSWarriors118-97

LACClippers

A defeat

The numbers

LAC		GS
43%	Shooting from the field	55%
10	Threes made	15
32%	Three-point accuracy	47%
21	Free throws made	21
32	Rebounds	34
20	Assists	32

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Clearly second best, shooting luck aside, worth about 16 points to the Warriors

Why it went this way

Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.

Our tip for this game

Thunder

Last 5 · 3-2

Pretty much what we expected

Results

3

wins

We expected

–

wins, from our tips

Deserved

~2.5

wins, on how they played

Hard done byDeservedGot lucky

Three wins from their last five games. How they played, the shooting luck aside, was worth about 2.5.

6 May · 6 May · HomeTo script

OKCThunder105-122

LACClippers

A defeat

The numbers

OKC		LAC
46%	Shooting from the field	55%
9	Threes made	15
32%	Three-point accuracy	52%
18	Free throws made	17
47	Rebounds	31
17	Assists	26

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Clearly second best, shooting luck aside, worth about 12 points to the Clippers

Why it went this way

Made nine threes to their fifteen
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 31

Our tip for this game

4 May · 4 May · HomeTo script

OKCThunder120-109

MEMGrizzlies

A win

The numbers

OKC		MEM
61%	Shooting from the field	45%
11	Threes made	5
58%	Three-point accuracy	29%
25	Free throws made	30
33	Rebounds	29
22	Assists	22

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

The better side, shooting luck aside, worth about 4 points to them

Why it went this way

Made eleven threes to their five
Shot well above their usual, eleven of nineteen from three

Our tip for this game

2 May · 2 May · AwayTo script

MEMGrizzlies84-104

OKCThunder

A win

The numbers

OKC		MEM
49%	Shooting from the field	37%
7	Threes made	3
33%	Three-point accuracy	21%
23	Free throws made	19
47	Rebounds	36
15	Assists	19

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Clearly the better side, shooting luck aside, worth about 15 points to them

Why it went this way

Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36

Our tip for this game

30 Apr · 30 Apr · HomeTo script

OKCThunder99-100

MEMGrizzlies

A defeat

The numbers

OKC		MEM
39%	Shooting from the field	43%
12	Threes made	7
39%	Three-point accuracy	37%
15	Free throws made	19
51	Rebounds	50
24	Assists	21

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Little between them with the shooting luck taken out, worth about 3 points to the Grizzlies

Why it went this way

Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.

Our tip for this game

27 Apr · 27 Apr · AwayTo script

MEMGrizzlies89-92

OKCThunder

A win

The numbers

OKC		MEM
37%	Shooting from the field	37%
8	Threes made	6
29%	Three-point accuracy	30%
18	Free throws made	13
58	Rebounds	49
14	Assists	19

Our call going in

No tip on record for this one.

The play

Little between them with the shooting luck taken out, worth about 1 point to them

Why it went this way

Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.

Our tip for this game

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