⏱️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. A much tighter, lower 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, 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
Made eight threes to their two- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 14
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 2:15 · LAL 29-13 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
Q4 2:00 · LAL 81-73 OKC
- Turnover
Lamar Odom offensive foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)
Q4 0:35 · LAL 84-77 OKC
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
Q4 0:35 · LAL 84-77 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · LAL 81-73 OKC
- Turnover
Jeff Green traveling
Q4 0:34 · LAL 84-77 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
