⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
-4Q129-32
+15Q233-18
-12Q316-29
+16Q428-13
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three
Key battles
23Free throws made11
8Blocks3
11Threes made5
52%Three-point accuracy36%
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
