⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 31 from three
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 9:26 · LAC 18-4 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover
Q4 3:39 · LAC 93-93 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook offensive foul
Q4 3:06 · LAC 93-95 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 3:06 · LAC 93-95 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 5:43 · LAC 18-12 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 3:25 · LAC 45-49 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses technical free throw
Q2 4:24 · LAC 41-37 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
