The Lakers lost 108-90 to the Thunder in Game 1 at Paycom Arena, marking their sixth consecutive loss against the Thunder over the past two seasons. Despite winning the turnover battle early in the game, the Lakers were unable to hang with the Thunder. They had to play near-perfect basketball to beat them, protecting the ball, winning the possession game, and shooting the three at a high level while holding OKC under their average. However, they failed to control the remaining three quarters of the game. The Lakers committed ten turnovers in the second half and failed to shoot well from three. Their 18.8% shooting performance was the lowest by any Laker in a postseason game in 35 years.