⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 36 points inside to 20
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
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:19 · LAL 88-88 OKC
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 14-foot two point shot
Q4 2:00 · LAL 90-88 OKC
- Steal
Ron Artest stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 1:21 · LAL 92-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shannon Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 · LAL 92-88 OKC
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · LAL 93-92 OKC
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · LAL 94-92 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Lead
Russell Westbrook hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:48 · LAL 86-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka offensive goaltending
Q4 2:10 · LAL 88-88 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 1:47 · LAL 90-88 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 1:47 · LAL 90-88 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 17 |
