⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 33
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 took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 11:48 · OKC 33-29 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 9:48 · OKC 42-31 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 2:17 · OKC 23-29 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q4 5:00 · OKC 95-78 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
