⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 25-12 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 50
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 3:00 · OKC 55-43 LAL
- Ties it
Earl Watson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · OKC 103-103 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 1:20 · OKC 103-105 LAL
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
Q4 0:49 · OKC 103-105 LAL
- Missed FT
Chris Wilcox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · OKC 106-110 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 1:44 · OKC 86-87 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 1:39 · OKC 103-105 LAL
- Steal
Jordan Farmar stole it from Rashard Lewis
Q4 1:20 · OKC 103-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brian Cook misses technical free throw
Q4 11:04 · OKC 86-82 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · OKC 103-106 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
