⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 46- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- Went cold from three, five of twenty
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 5:13 · LAL 52-43 OKC
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 0:22 · LAL 103-95 OKC
- Steal
Lamar Odom stole it from Nenad Krstic
Q4 0:06 · LAL 103-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza turnover
Q4 0:20 · LAL 103-95 OKC
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAL 103-98 OKC
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAL 103-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 0:50 · LAL 103-95 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 0:22 · LAL 103-95 OKC
- Turnover
Nenad Krstic lost ball
Q4 0:06 · LAL 103-98 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
