⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 0:13 · OKC 35-22 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 3:17 · OKC 84-87 LAL
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 0:49 · OKC 87-90 LAL
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 0:17 · OKC 87-90 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 9:06 · OKC 38-32 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:43 · OKC 42-42 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 9:45 · OKC 60-61 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant offensive foul (James Harden draws the foul)
Q4 3:30 · OKC 84-87 LAL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · OKC 87-90 LAL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · OKC 87-90 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
