⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 8 points worse 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, 18 fast break points to 5
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
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:18 · OKC 76-75 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 1:59 · OKC 77-75 LAL
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Metta World Peace
Q4 0:00 · OKC 77-75 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 4:54 · OKC 68-71 LAL
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · OKC 77-75 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 1:47 · OKC 70-75 LAL
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 1:39 · OKC 72-75 LAL
- Turnover
Metta World Peace bad pass
Q4 0:00 · OKC 77-75 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
