⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 8:37 · LAL 77-60 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 6:11 · LAL 108-90 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul
Q3 6:58 · LAL 73-60 OKC
- Technical
Samaki Walker Technical Foul
Q4 6:39 · LAL 98-89 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 0:06 · LAL 93-82 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 2:31 · LAL 111-104 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brent Barry missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:58 · LAL 73-60 OKC
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 6:39 · LAL 98-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Olumide Oyedeji missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · LAL 111-103 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
