⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 27
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 45
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:52 · SAC 15-6 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q1 0:57 · SAC 36-12 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q4 5:54 · SAC 105-73 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
