⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
-7Q120-27
-8Q220-26
+17Q331-16
+2Q418-16
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 42- Went cold from three, three of seventeen
Key battles
18%Three-point accuracy47%
23Points off turnovers9
3Threes made8
26Offensive rebounds13
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 26 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
