⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first 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, 59 rebounds to 41- A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 7:26 · OKC 19-14 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 8:41 · OKC 56-38 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q3 2:12 · OKC 101-75 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 10:25 · OKC 44-38 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Young technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 10:59 · OKC 43-28 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
