⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:37 · LAL 8-0 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:08 · LAL 19-8 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 0:42 · LAL 32-21 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:29 · LAL 62-59 OKC
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:32 · LAL 84-78 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:21 · LAL 101-103 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:10 · LAL 52-50 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 9:34 · LAL 84-88 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 2:09 · LAL 95-101 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ty Jerome misses technical free throw
Q4 9:32 · LAL 84-78 OKC
- Missed FT
Mike Muscala misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:11 · LAL 88-90 OKC
- Turnover
Darius Bazley out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:41 · LAL 93-93 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
