⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 25-10 off them- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
- A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up
Q1 10:18 · LAL 21-5 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:53 · LAL 47-32 OKC
- Technical
Derek Fisher technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:41 · LAL 61-41 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 10:02 · LAL 39-25 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 4:11 · LAL 97-79 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses technical free throw
Q2 3:53 · LAL 47-32 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 16 |
