⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 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, 48 free throws to their sixteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 25-12 off them
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q1 5:47 · LAL 29-11 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · LAL 112-105 OKC
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · LAL 113-107 OKC
- Missed FT
Ronny Turiaf misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · LAL 117-110 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:31 · LAL 50-46 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:03 · LAL 77-75 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:53 · LAL 86-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Wilcox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:04 · LAL 105-102 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
