⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 30 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 23 from three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 43
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 3:24 · SAC 21-20 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 3:09 · SAC 77-93 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:47 · SAC 91-102 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q4 10:25 · SAC 89-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:59 · SAC 10-16 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 1:12 · SAC 47-68 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Doug Christie
Q4 2:24 · SAC 110-118 OKC
- Missed FT
Art Long missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:36 · SAC 114-120 OKC
- Missed FT
Art Long missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:36 · SAC 114-120 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
