⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+6Q134-25
-14Q218-30
-4Q320-21
+4Q421-17
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three
Key battles
27%Three-point accuracy56%
2Blocks6
6Threes made10
9Offensive rebounds14
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
