⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:43 · LAL 23-28 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:37 · LAL 59-64 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:47 · LAL 101-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wayne Ellington misses technical free throw
Q1 9:45 · LAL 2-9 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 7:39 · LAL 12-25 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 0:45 · LAL 48-60 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 6:54 · LAL 87-101 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dion Waiters misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · LAL 101-108 OKC
- Missed FT
Dion Waiters misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · LAL 101-108 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
