⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 48 free throws to their 28- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 2
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 4:37 · OKC 27-14 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 8:15 · OKC 99-72 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Walton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:28 · OKC 84-63 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 42 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
