⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 10- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:50 · OKC 28-25 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:26 · OKC 40-33 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q3 3:26 · OKC 96-79 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 6:36 · OKC 16-23 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 7:44 · OKC 44-45 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
