⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 15 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:39 · LAL 25-25 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 15
Q4 1:55 · LAL 101-116 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Metta World Peace technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:43 · LAL 35-38 OKC
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:32 · LAL 48-69 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 2:58 · LAL 45-59 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 0:49 · LAL 48-69 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q2 6:43 · LAL 35-38 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
