⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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, eleven of 35 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 23-14 off them
- A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 2:20 · LAC 57-50 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 3:24 · LAC 92-102 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up
Q2 5:06 · LAC 47-50 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 0:18 · LAC 78-88 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 5:39 · LAC 84-102 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
