⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 35- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 6
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 3 down to 5 up
Q2 7:39 · OKC 40-35 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 0:45 · OKC 93-77 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:28 · OKC 6-6 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Metta World Peace flagrant foul type 1 (Thabo Sefolosha draws the foul)
Q2 0:31 · OKC 50-51 LAL
- Technical
Metta World Peace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:31 · OKC 50-51 LAL
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:31 · OKC 52-51 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
