⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-8Q130-35
-4Q224-26
-2Q323-24
-9Q416-19
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of twenty from three- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 14
Key battles
14Fast break points2
20%Three-point accuracy56%
9Blocks3
9Free throws made17
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
