⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+3Q125-23
+5Q223-18
+1Q316-16
+2Q427-23
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 28 from three- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fourteen
Key battles
29Free throws made16
4Threes made8
23Turnovers14
3Blocks6
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
