⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, 28 fast break points to 8
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 6:01 · OKC 52-40 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 3:04 · OKC 63-47 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Hasheem Thabeet technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:54 · OKC 42-37 LAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Serge Ibaka and Metta World Peace
Q4 2:56 · OKC 105-95 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q4 2:18 · OKC 112-108 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
