⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 34-12 off them- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30
- A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:34 · LAC 12-2 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 7:04 · LAC 70-74 OKC
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19
Q3 0:50 · LAC 86-105 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 7:59 · LAC 92-117 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 18 | Threes made | 18 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
