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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 23 | 35 | 22 | 27 | 107 |
 Thunder | 27 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 125 |
LALTeam statsOKC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 39-7850.0% | 11-2937.9% | 18-2185.7% | 30 | 24 | 20 |
| OKC | 45-8155.6% | 14-3638.9% | 21-2680.8% | 32 | 26 | 12 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder125| 33 | 22 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 5-7 | +19 | +11.0 | ||||||||
| 30 | 20 | 7-12 | 0-3 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 28 | 22 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 27 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 | +5.7 | ||||||||
| 23 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −8.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 12 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 2-2 | +17 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 22 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −0.5 | |||||
| 18 | 18 | 7-11 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.9 | |||
| 15 | 7 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +0.1 | ||||
| 9 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.6 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.8 | |
| Team | 125 | 45-8155.6% | 14-3638.9% | 32 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 21-2680.8% | 9 | 12 | 5 | |||
Bench 48 points on 18 for 33 shooting
Los Angeles Lakers107| 39 | 16 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 38 | 31 | 10-16 | 3-6 | 8-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | +2.6 | |||||
| 38 | 23 | 9-18 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | −9 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 34 | 14 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 0 | +2 | −4.8 | |||||||
| 27 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −7.4 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 10 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −0.8 | |||
| 15 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −4.1 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.6 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.2 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.2 | ||
| Team | 107 | 39-7850.0% | 11-2937.9% | 30 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 18-2185.7% | 10 | 7 | 0 | |||
Bench 20 points on 9 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Maxi Kleber (coach’s decision).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Chet Holmgren scored 22 points, and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder went on a 19-5 run in the third quarter to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 125-107 for a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
The Lakers led 71-70 when Holmgren’s driving layup put the Thunder ahead for good with 6:40 left in the third quarter. Jared McCain scored 8 points as they pulled away to an 89-76 lead with 1:51 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 20 in the fourth quarter.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points (9 in the fourth quarter), and Ajay Mitchell added 20 points (11 in the second quarter) and 6 assists. The Thunder had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Lakers, Austin Reaves had 31 points and 6 assists, and Marcus Smart went 1 for 7 from 3. LeBron James had 23 points, 6 assists and 3 steals.
The Thunder shot 55.6% from the field and 38.9% from 3 to the Lakers’ 50.0% and 37.9%. The Lakers turned it over 21 times, about 7 more than usual for this many possessions. The Thunder outscored the Lakers 48-20 off the bench. The Lakers were outscored 17-5 in 5 minutes with Kennard, Hachimura, Hayes, Reaves and LaRavia on the floor together.
Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles LakersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
104 points from the field on 81 shots: 16.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-20 | 75.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 7-13 | 53.8% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 9-12 | 75.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-14 | 35.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-22 | 40.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Hachimura | 27 | 0 | 0-2 | −8 |
| Deandre Ayton | 7 | 12 | 3-4 | +10 |
| LeBron James | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Austin Reaves | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 27 | 0 | 0-2 | −12 |
| Austin Reaves | 7 | 8 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Jake LaRavia | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| LeBron James | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 9 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Marcus Smart | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Rui Hachimura | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Deandre Ayton | 6 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 7 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = OKC leads, negative = LAL leads
OKC Largest Lead
20
Q4 0:57
LAL Largest Lead
5
Q3 10:34
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
OKC 11-0 run
Q1 3:50 – Q1 1:26
0 → +11
OKC 8-0 run
Q4 7:14 – Q4 5:54
+5 → +13
