⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 22-6 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 13 fast break points to 0
- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the second quarter
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:13 · OKC 22-18 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q2 1:14 · OKC 68-44 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:13 · OKC 83-56 LAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Royal Ivey and Devin Ebanks
Q4 2:17 · OKC 115-82 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q4 2:13 · OKC 115-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q3 4:13 · OKC 83-56 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 1 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
