⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 30- A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up in the first quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q1 8:02 · OKC 23-10 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:33 · OKC 56-47 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 8:21 · OKC 82-62 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q1 9:01 · OKC 0-6 LAC
- Technical
Paul George technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:28 · OKC 94-84 LAC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · OKC 119-111 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:57 · OKC 28-28 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 10:33 · OKC 103-99 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Rivers misses technical free throw
Q3 10:28 · OKC 70-57 LAC
- Technical
Lou Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:04 · OKC 99-91 LAC
- Turnover
Lou Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:30 · OKC 117-109 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 7 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 11 | Steals | 18 |
| 29 | Blocks | 30 |
