⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 31 from three- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 59
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first 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 cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:41 · LAL 43-48 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 4:15 · LAL 84-72 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball turnover
Q4 2:43 · LAL 104-98 OKC
- Turnover
Kendall Marshall bad pass
Q4 0:45 · LAL 110-107 OKC
- Missed FT
Kendall Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · LAL 112-107 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 3:57 · LAL 24-31 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q1 0:09 · LAL 26-44 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:03 · LAL 102-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:54 · LAL 34-48 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q4 8:03 · LAL 95-81 OKC
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:05 · LAL 104-97 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 1 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
