⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- Lead
Rashard Lewis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:23 · OKC 103-102 LAL
- Lead
Ray Allen made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:36 · OKC 109-106 LAL
- Winner
Ray Allen made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:05 · OKC 111-109 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 7:00 · OKC 36-42 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:28 · OKC 100-100 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:22 · OKC 109-109 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:10 · OKC 106-106 LAL
- Turnover
Horace Grant Bad Pass. Stolen by Ray Allen.
Q4 0:56 · OKC 106-106 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
