⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:14 · LAL 89-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:02 · LAL 93-87 OKC
- Turnover
Gary Payton Lost Ball. Stolen by Ronald Murray.
Q4 0:29 · LAL 93-87 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:29 · LAL 56-52 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ronald Murray Lost Ball. Stolen by Kareem Rush.
Q4 2:28 · LAL 88-87 OKC
- Turnover
Ronald Murray Bad Pass. Stolen by Luke Walton.
Q4 0:52 · LAL 93-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · LAL 95-90 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
