⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 24
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:46 · LAL 49-53 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom bad pass
Q4 1:42 · LAL 105-102 OKC
- Turnover
Pau Gasol offensive foul (Serge Ibaka draws the foul)
Q4 0:36 · LAL 107-104 OKC
- Turnover
Pau Gasol turnover
Q4 0:36 · LAL 107-104 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:12 · LAL 6-10 OKC
- Steal
Thabo Sefolosha stole it from Lamar Odom
Q4 1:42 · LAL 105-102 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:26 · LAL 67-65 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:55 · LAL 100-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
