Schedule and 2013-14 Results
Regular Season Records: Oklahoma City 59-23, Los Angeles Clippers 57-25
Game 1 on Monday, 05 May: Los Angeles Clippers win at Oklahoma City, 122-pts-105
Game 2 on Wednesday, 07 May: Los Angeles Clippers lose at Oklahoma City, 112-pts-101
Game 3 on Friday, 09 May: Oklahoma City wins at Los Angeles Clippers, 118-pts-112
Game 4 on Sunday, 11 May: Oklahoma City loses at Los Angeles Clippers, 101-pts-99
Game 5 on Tuesday, 13 May: Los Angeles Clippers lose at Oklahoma City, 105-pts-104
Game 6 on Thursday, 15 May: Oklahoma City wins at Los Angeles Clippers, 104-pts-98

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Oklahoma City Thunder visited and bested the Los Angeles Clippers 104-pts-98 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1247 victory. With the series 1247 win, the Oklahoma City Thunder improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 8-4 overall and 3-1 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1247 loss, the Los Angeles Clippers see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 3-4 overall and 0-3 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Oklahoma City Thunder in series 1247 was LWWLWW: Series 1247 thus becomes the third NBA Quarterfinals-round series, the tenth NBA series (all rounds), and the 31st MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. With the conclusion of series 1247 Game 6, the Los Angeles Clippers have an active four-Game 6 losing streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series. Oklahoma City trailed the Clippers in Los Angeles by 14 points after the first quarter. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games prior to series 1247 Game 6, road teams down 14 points after one quarter had a game record of 4-36 (.100).

After Game 5: The Oklahoma City Thunder hosted and bested the Los Angeles Clippers 105-pts-104 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1247 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 3-0 and a Game 6 record of 2-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Los Angeles Clippers have a series record of 0-2 and a Game 6 record of 1-1. Oklahoma City trailed the visiting Los Angeles Clippers by six points at halftime. Prior to series 1247 Game 5, home teams in best-of-7 NBA playoff games down six points at halftime had a game record of 27-53 (.338).

After Game 4: The Los Angeles Clippers hosted and topped the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-pts-99 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1247 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 3-1 and a Game 5 record of 2-2, while the Los Angeles Clippers have a series record of 1-2 and a Game 5 record of 1-2. The Clippers trailed series 1247 Game 4 by 17 points after one quarter, 11 points at halftime, and 12 points after three quarters, but won the game. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games prior to this one, home teams down 17 after one quarter had a 1-4 (.200) game record, home teams down 11 at halftime had a 9-24 (.273) game record, and home teams down a dozen after three quarters had a 2-26 (.071) game record.

After Game 3: The Oklahoma City Thunder visited and defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 118-pts-112 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1247 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 4 record of 1-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Los Angeles Clippers have a series record of 0-1 and a Game 4 record of 1-0. Oklahoma City trailed the Clippers in Los Angeles by four points after three quarters of series 1247 Game 3: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games prior to series 1247 Game 3, road teams (such as Oklahoma City) which trailed by four points after three quarters had a 26-82 (.241) game record.

After Game 2: The Oklahoma City Thunder hosted and vanquished the Los Angeles Clippers 112-pts-101 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1247 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 2-3 and a Game 3 record of 0-5, while the Los Angeles Clippers have a series record of 2-1 and a Game 3 record of 2-1. The Oklahoma City Thunder have a 1-0 series record upon having recorded an LW@HH win-site record in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series, having won their 2011 NBA Quarterfinals series under such circumstances.

After Game 1: The Los Angeles Clippers visited and bested the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-pts-105 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1247 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Los Angeles Clippers have a series record of 2-1 and a Game 2 record of 2-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Oklahoma City Thunder have a series record of 2-2 and a Game 2 record of 2-2. The Los Angeles Clippers had accumulated over 100 points after three quarters of series 1247 Game 1. The last NBA team to total over 100 points through the first three quarters of a best-of-7 playoff game: The Los Angeles Clippers, in series 1242 Game 2 (over the Golden State Warriors in the 2014 NBA Preliminary round). Before that, the last NBA team to score over 100 points through the first three quarters of a best-of-7 playoff game was the Golden State Warriors (in series 1016 Game 3, over the Utah Jazz in the 2007 NBA Quarterfinals). Series 1247 Game 1 marks only the fourth best-of-7 NBA playoff game in the 2000s in which a team broke the century mark before the fourth quarter. The 17-point margin of victory in series 1242 Game 1 is the largest by a road team in a best-of-7 NBA Quarterfinals Game 1 since series 716, in which the Utah Jazz defeated the Spurs in San Antonio by 20 points in Game 1 of their 1996 NBA Quarterfinals series.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2013-14 NBA regular season, the Oklahoma City Thunder finished two games ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers. From 1947 through the 2014 NBA Preliminary round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by two regular-season games, they have posted a 19-11 (.633) best-of-7 playoff series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1247 is the twelfth best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the seventh for the Los Angeles Clippers. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Oklahoma City Thunder have an all-rounds series record of 7-4, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 2-1, and a Game 1 record of 7-4, while the Los Angeles Clippers have an all-rounds series record of 3-3, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 0-2, and a Game 1 record of 3-3. Series 1247 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers.