⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 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.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Earl Watson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:48 · OKC 12-20 LAL
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses technical free throw
Q1 4:18 · OKC 14-20 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:00 · OKC 6-18 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q2 8:22 · OKC 27-49 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses technical free throw
Q1 5:48 · OKC 12-20 LAL
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:00 · OKC 57-88 LAL
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 4:00 · OKC 57-88 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 79 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
