⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, four of eleven from three- Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 28
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 22-14 off them
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:11 · LAL 8-0 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:15 · LAL 16-4 OKC
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:33 · LAL 95-94 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Metta World Peace and Russell Westbrook
Q2 4:13 · LAL 36-33 OKC
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 4:56 · LAL 83-86 OKC
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 2:57 · LAL 87-90 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 2:57 · LAL 87-90 OKC
- Go-ahead
Kevin Durant hit a 17-foot jumper, Kendrick Perkins with the assist
Q4 1:06 · LAL 93-94 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:38 · LAL 42-41 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 0:12 · LAL 95-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 41 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
