⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 8- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the second quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 6:50 · LAL 22-11 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 0:00 · LAL 49-55 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 10:41 · LAL 70-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 4:43 · LAL 16-11 OKC
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:15 · LAL 58-65 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 12 |
