⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, two turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 22-2 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 22
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 40
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 11:27 · OKC 13-4 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 1:05 · OKC 73-55 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 3:41 · OKC 122-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Derek Fisher technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:51 · OKC 46-32 LAL
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:51 · OKC 46-32 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:03 · OKC 85-79 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 11 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 0 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
