⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 45
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:28 · OKC 74-75 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Green turnover
Q4 5:00 · OKC 85-93 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:08 · OKC 2-10 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 9:51 · OKC 27-44 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 3:32 · OKC 89-104 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Luke Walton flagrant foul type 1 (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
Q3 5:05 · OKC 53-69 LAL
- Technical
Trevor Ariza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:47 · OKC 87-96 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
