⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 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, ten turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 31-13 off them- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 45
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 from level to 8 points up
Q3 9:24 · OKC 65-57 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 6:21 · OKC 79-62 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 11:17 · OKC 98-75 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:32 · OKC 20-26 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 1:18 · OKC 22-35 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
