⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 4:40 · LAL 26-16 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · LAL 112-107 OKC
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · LAL 113-109 OKC
- Missed FT
Lonnie Walker IV misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAL 116-109 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 6:25 · LAL 56-48 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses technical free throw
Q3 4:27 · LAL 85-83 OKC
- Turnover
Josh Giddey out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:25 · LAL 114-109 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
