⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 31 from three- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 6:52 · LAL 85-77 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Reaves technical foul
Q3 2:13 · LAL 87-87 OKC
- Turnover
Austin Reaves steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:20 · LAL 101-106 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q2 8:52 · LAL 38-52 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Williams offensive foul turnover
Q4 2:46 · LAL 101-109 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
