⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower 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, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
Q1 0:38 · OKC 36-26 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
