⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 44- Made eight threes to their fifteen
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 27-14 off them
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 took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 5:36 · LAL 27-19 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 8:32 · LAL 65-62 OKC
- Steal
D'Angelo Russell stole it from Chet Holmgren
Q4 1:38 · LAL 106-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell offensive foul
Q4 1:23 · LAL 106-100 OKC
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell turnover
Q4 1:23 · LAL 106-100 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:08 · LAL 54-60 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chet Holmgren bad pass
Q4 1:38 · LAL 106-100 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
