⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of 22 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 18-9 off them
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q3 10:06 · LAL 72-59 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:15 · LAL 98-92 OKC
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · LAL 99-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · LAL 99-94 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:39 · LAL 76-69 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka lost ball
Q4 4:35 · LAL 94-88 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · LAL 99-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · LAL 99-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
