⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 3
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the third 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 4 down to 4 up
Q3 9:55 · LAL 66-62 OKC
- Lead
Dennis Schroder hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot, Wesley Matthews with the assist
Q4 0:34 · LAL 109-107 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:33 · LAL 110-107 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · LAL 110-107 OKC
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 0:39 · LAL 119-112 OKC
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:18 · LAL 119-112 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q3 4:03 · LAL 74-82 OKC
- Ties it
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:01 · LAL 110-110 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Bazley lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · LAL 105-107 OKC
- Turnover
Al Horford offensive foul
OT 4:47 · LAL 110-110 OKC
- Turnover
Al Horford turnover
OT 4:47 · LAL 110-110 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
