⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth 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
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 26-17 off them- A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 9:14 · LAL 37-25 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Kaman misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:58 · LAL 96-96 OKC
- Missed FT
Chris Kaman misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:22 · LAL 102-103 OKC
- Missed FT
Steve Blake misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · LAL 102-105 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q4 11:30 · LAL 87-92 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
