⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 22 threes to their twelve- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 22-4 off them
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 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 5:04 · OKC 95-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jalen Williams flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:20 · OKC 87-110 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 0:06 · OKC 32-49 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q2 6:47 · OKC 42-66 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 8:09 · OKC 87-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 7:20 · OKC 87-111 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 22 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
