⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, 54 rebounds to 44- Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 44
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their three, and outscored them 15-4 off them
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
- Ties it
Josh Hall hit a layup
Q4 1:46 · OKC 110-110 LAC
- Lead
Aleksej Pokusevski hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · OKC 111-110 LAC
- Winner
Aleksej Pokusevski hit a 27-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:48 · OKC 115-112 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Hall turnover
Q4 3:23 · OKC 108-106 LAC
- Missed FT
Josh Hall misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:46 · OKC 110-110 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Ties it
Patrick Patterson hit a tip shot
Q4 2:42 · OKC 108-108 LAC
- Lead
Luke Kennard hit a 17-foot pullup jump shot, Jay Scrubb with the assist
Q4 1:58 · OKC 108-110 LAC
- Ties it
Patrick Patterson hit a 2-foot dunk, Daniel Oturu with the assist
Q4 0:57 · OKC 112-112 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 78 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 3 |
