⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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 Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 26- Made ten threes to their sixteen
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 29 from three
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 5 down to 4 up
Q2 1:19 · OKC 73-69 LAC
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:25 · OKC 115-115 LAC
- Lead
Steven Adams hit a tip shot
Q4 0:26 · OKC 119-117 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:45 · OKC 110-112 LAC
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:45 · OKC 110-112 LAC
- Turnover
Steven Adams out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:58 · OKC 112-115 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:31 · OKC 50-50 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:48 · OKC 77-80 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 7:05 · OKC 80-88 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cole Aldrich lost ball turnover
Q4 3:46 · OKC 112-115 LAC
- Turnover
Wesley Johnson bad pass
Q4 1:32 · OKC 115-117 LAC
- Turnover
Wesley Johnson possession lost ball turnoverRussell Westbrook
Q4 0:39 · OKC 117-117 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
