⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:37 · LAL 65-63 OKC
- Steal
Dwight Howard stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:31 · LAL 103-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:04 · LAL 57-60 OKC
- Turnover
Metta World Peace traveling
Q4 2:48 · LAL 97-93 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:22 · LAL 90-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · LAL 101-96 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 0:31 · LAL 103-96 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
