⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 29-5 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 37
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 8:07 · OKC 62-52 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 6:30 · OKC 120-112 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 3:52 · OKC 129-115 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 6:44 · OKC 86-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q3 4:02 · OKC 86-90 LAL
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:06 · OKC 120-115 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:39 · OKC 122-115 LAL
📊The numbers
| OKC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 18 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
