⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 26 from three- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 32
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Evans Double Technical Foul. Lamar Odom gains possession.
Q1 7:16 · OKC 13-12 LAL
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q3 9:07 · OKC 61-46 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 1:47 · OKC 53-43 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Mihm Technical Foul. Mihm's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 7:09 · OKC 91-74 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
