⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twenty
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:47 · LAL 12-7 OKC
- Ties it
Chucky Atkins made driving layup.
Q4 0:43 · LAL 95-95 OKC
- Ties it
Caron Butler made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Q4 0:00 · LAL 102-102 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Grant Double Technical Foul. Reggie Evans gains possession.
Q3 0:05 · LAL 64-71 OKC
- Missed FT
Brian Cook missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:56 · LAL 93-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Caron Butler missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:22 · LAL 97-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 0:44 · LAL 25-33 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 0:58 · LAL 43-51 OKC
- Lead
Nick Collison made layup. Assisted by Antonio Daniels.
Q4 0:28 · LAL 95-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 3:42 · LAL 81-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:23 · LAL 90-93 OKC
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:54 · LAL 93-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
