⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 16-5 off them- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q1 8:52 · LAL 20-4 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 4:26 · LAL 103-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:08 · LAL 59-57 OKC
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:28 · LAL 96-89 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis offensive foul (Kwame Brown draws the foul)
Q4 4:07 · LAL 94-89 OKC
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis turnover
Q4 4:07 · LAL 94-89 OKC
- Turnover
Mickael Gelabale lost ball
Q4 3:33 · LAL 96-89 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
