⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+2Q129-26
0Q221-22
-6Q324-25
+1Q429-27
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- Made three threes to their eleven
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three
Key battles
21%Three-point accuracy52%
3Threes made11
7Points off turnovers17
3Steals7
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
