⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 44
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:24 · OKC 16-16 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 8:53 · OKC 41-31 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q4 4:20 · OKC 108-91 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 4:47 · OKC 95-88 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:36 · OKC 30-30 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:03 · OKC 47-42 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 4:28 · OKC 73-67 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 4:09 · OKC 97-91 LAL
- Turnover
Nick Young turnover
Q4 3:57 · OKC 99-91 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
