⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twenty from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 8:50 · OKC 55-45 LAL
- Ties it
Brent Barry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:32 · OKC 85-85 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Brent Barry Technical Foul
Q2 9:47 · OKC 23-24 LAL
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 7:11 · OKC 74-68 LAL
- Turnover
Brent Barry Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Horry
Q4 2:24 · OKC 80-83 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Winner
Devean George made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant
Q4 1:07 · OKC 85-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 3:37 · OKC 15-14 LAL
- Flagrant
Kobe Bryant Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 7:11 · OKC 74-68 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
