⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 44 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
A 12-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 13 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 13
Q2 6:35 · OKC 41-54 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 6:48 · OKC 8-18 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 8:31 · OKC 27-51 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 11:24 · OKC 47-72 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 19 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
