⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, nine turnovers to their 29, and were outscored 38-17 off them- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 38
- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 49
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:13 · OKC 25-26 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 8:27 · OKC 45-41 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q3 4:09 · OKC 96-76 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 6:35 · OKC 15-26 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 38 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 29 |
| 18 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
