⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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 Thunder won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 22-9 off them- A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 6:29 · LAL 17-14 OKC
- Ties it
Marcus Smart hit a driving layup
Q4 0:40 · LAL 109-109 OKC
- Lead
Marcus Smart hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:40 · LAL 110-109 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass turnover
Q4 2:50 · LAL 103-105 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up
Q2 11:40 · LAL 26-38 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 7:45 · LAL 92-95 OKC
- Winner
Chet Holmgren hit a 1-foot dunk, Isaiah Hartenstein with the assist
Q4 0:32 · LAL 110-111 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass turnover
Q4 1:29 · LAL 107-109 OKC
📊The numbers
| LAL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
