⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 16-4 off them
- A 16-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 2 in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 63
- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 27
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:11 · LAC 93-95 OKC
- Go-ahead
DeAndre Jordan hit a tip shot
Q4 1:12 · LAC 98-97 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 7:58 · LAC 11-17 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:35 · LAC 16-29 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 2:35 · LAC 21-37 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:01 · LAC 89-95 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:31 · LAC 96-97 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · LAC 101-97 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
