⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 32
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 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:33 · OKC 33-37 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 4:02 · OKC 128-105 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
