⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:46 · OKC 88-91 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 1:13 · OKC 97-95 LAL
- Steal
Darius Bazley stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 0:03 · OKC 120-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 0:17 · OKC 118-115 LAL
- Turnover
Josh Giddey lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · OKC 118-115 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 9:27 · OKC 3-14 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 5:59 · OKC 13-30 LAL
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from Josh Giddey
Q4 0:09 · OKC 118-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:46 · OKC 112-105 LAL
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:38 · OKC 116-111 LAL
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 0:03 · OKC 120-115 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
