⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 19 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, 19 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, 24 free throws to their fourteen
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
Q4 6:03 · LAL 98-94 OKC
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 27-foot three jumper, Montrezl Harrell with the assist
Q4 0:19 · LAL 105-105 OKC
- Winner
Wesley Matthews hit a 24-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
OT 0:41 · LAL 114-111 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Montrezl Harrell bad pass
Q4 3:42 · LAL 98-94 OKC
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews bad pass
Q4 0:24 · LAL 102-103 OKC
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 0:02 · LAL 114-113 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 5:33 · LAL 11-28 OKC
- Ties it
Luguentz Dort hit a driving layup, Al Horford with the assist
Q4 0:49 · LAL 102-102 OKC
- Ties it
Darius Bazley hit a 8-foot pullup jump shot, Kenrich Williams with the assist
OT 2:42 · LAL 109-109 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford traveling
OT 3:44 · LAL 105-107 OKC
- Turnover
Hamidou Diallo out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 3:20 · LAL 107-107 OKC
- Turnover
Kenrich Williams bad pass
OT 0:03 · LAL 114-113 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 32 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
