⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 12- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 0:00 · LAL 37-34 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
Q4 4:11 · LAL 103-108 OKC
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · LAL 114-117 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 6:37 · LAL 17-22 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:17 · LAL 107-111 OKC
- Turnover
Earl Watson turnover
Q4 2:05 · LAL 109-111 OKC
- Missed FT
Chris Wilcox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · LAL 115-119 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
