⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:37 · OKC 59-50 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Ryan Reid technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:30 · OKC 100-84 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:05 · OKC 11-15 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Metta World Peace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:53 · OKC 94-81 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
