⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39
- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 7
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:16 · OKC 24-27 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:52 · OKC 74-74 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · OKC 101-96 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:41 · OKC 0-10 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
