⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the third quarter
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:44 · OKC 18-9 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 0:03 · OKC 40-29 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q3 8:43 · OKC 85-73 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:01 · OKC 32-29 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q2 11:52 · OKC 35-29 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 35 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
