⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second 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
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 32-21 off them- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 47
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q2 4:51 · OKC 56-42 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 0:18 · OKC 70-53 LAC
- Steal
Luguentz Dort stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:08 · OKC 132-128 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:11 · OKC 18-20 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 10:52 · OKC 28-32 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 1:51 · OKC 97-91 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:40 · OKC 117-110 LAC
- Missed FT
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:14 · OKC 124-120 LAC
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · OKC 132-128 LAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 18 | Threes made | 20 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 31 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
