⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 28- Won the glass, 67 rebounds to 54
- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 3:56 · LAL 88-87 OKC
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant hit a 27-foot three jumper
Q4 0:51 · LAL 91-89 OKC
- Lead
Steve Blake hit a 23-foot three jumper, Pau Gasol with the assist
2OT 3:12 · LAL 102-99 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Ebanks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:46 · LAL 83-87 OKC
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
2OT 4:47 · LAL 97-97 OKC
- Turnover
Devin Ebanks traveling
2OT 4:26 · LAL 97-99 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a layup
OT 1:39 · LAL 97-97 OKC
- Lead
Kevin Durant hit a slam dunk, Russell Westbrook with the assist
2OT 4:43 · LAL 97-99 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 25-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
2OT 2:57 · LAL 102-102 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
OT 4:09 · LAL 93-91 OKC
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka lost ball
2OT 4:58 · LAL 97-97 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha bad pass
2OT 0:41 · LAL 106-104 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 81 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 12 |
