⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 34 from three- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 27-18 off them
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points 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
- Steal
Troy Brown Jr. stole it from Josh Giddey
Q4 0:40 · LAL 122-129 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 1:51 · LAL 125-129 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · LAL 123-129 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 9:48 · LAL 45-50 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:04 · LAL 55-68 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 9:18 · LAL 106-118 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Giddey bad pass
Q4 0:40 · LAL 122-129 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 32 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
