⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 16
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:31 · LAL 11-4 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 0:01 · LAL 98-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 2:11 · LAL 109-102 OKC
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · LAL 112-107 OKC
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · LAL 112-107 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:23 · LAL 52-49 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 11:24 · LAL 65-63 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:08 · LAL 109-107 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:25 · LAL 87-80 OKC
- Turnover
Nerlens Noel steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:43 · LAL 106-98 OKC
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari traveling
Q4 0:35 · LAL 112-107 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
