⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+10Q134-25
+22Q240-18
-3Q322-29
+8Q425-16
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 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 eight threes to their one- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 24-12 off them
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
53%Three-point accuracy5%
8Threes made1
7Offensive rebounds16
24Points off turnovers12
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 5% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
