⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third 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, 60 rebounds to 47- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 23-3 off them
- A 21-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 26 in the third quarter
- Made four threes to their ten
- Went cold from three, four of 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:07 · OKC 8-0 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 1:05 · OKC 53-43 LAC
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 26
Q3 9:36 · OKC 74-48 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 9:24 · OKC 90-79 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Kennard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:39 · OKC 99-88 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 14 |
