⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 26 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 38-18 off them- A 19-0 run took them from 11 down to 8 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 32 free throws to their 43
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:05 · OKC 36-38 LAC
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 11 down to 8 up
Q3 10:05 · OKC 77-69 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 8:38 · OKC 108-92 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Billy Donovan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:10 · OKC 10-12 LAC
- Missed FT
Paul George misses technical free throw
Q2 2:46 · OKC 47-58 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 1:42 · OKC 25-36 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 7:50 · OKC 38-49 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Danilo Gallinari technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:34 · OKC 15-24 LAC
- Technical
Marcin Gortat technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:46 · OKC 47-58 LAC
- Technical
Avery Bradley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:46 · OKC 47-58 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 38 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
