⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 6:18 · OKC 50-49 LAL
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 26-foot three jumper, Luke Ridnour with the assist
Q4 0:46 · OKC 115-115 LAL
- Lead
Nick Collison hit a layup
OT 4:20 · OKC 117-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:23 · OKC 121-117 LAL
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:23 · OKC 121-117 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q1 0:55 · OKC 29-40 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 14-foot two point shot
OT 1:39 · OKC 121-121 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 18-foot jumper
OT 0:04 · OKC 121-123 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 0:01 · OKC 115-115 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 77 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
