⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-6Q126-30
+5Q231-27
-11Q319-25
-2Q419-21
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their eighteen- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
5Free throws made21
20Points off turnovers7
21Offensive rebounds11
8Turnovers13
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 9 |
