⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 24-11 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 1:58 · OKC 20-37 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q2 2:15 · OKC 38-62 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
