⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, fourteen of 27 from three
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:56 · LAL 14-10 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 3:18 · LAL 25-14 OKC
- Winner
Nick Young hit a 27-foot three jumper, Brandon Ingram with the assist
Q4 0:05 · LAL 111-109 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 1:42 · LAL 46-47 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 3:12 · LAL 108-109 OKC
- Go-ahead
Steven Adams hit a two point shot
Q4 0:13 · LAL 108-109 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Russell Westbrook flagrant foul type 1 (Luol Deng draws the foul)
Q2 2:47 · LAL 41-37 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:38 · LAL 106-98 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
