⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 25 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 29
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 9:07 · LAC 16-6 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 6:02 · LAC 25-8 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q2 8:09 · LAC 55-28 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 0:58 · LAC 70-56 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 4:27 · LAC 85-75 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
