⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 19 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, 16 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 glass, 61 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 32
- A 20-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 33 in the second 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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:37 · LAL 35-33 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 40-point deficit to 31
Q4 3:09 · LAL 85-116 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 5:56 · LAL 10-24 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 3:43 · LAL 44-54 OKC
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 33
Q2 0:06 · LAL 46-79 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 13 |
