⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 9:15 · SAC 42-41 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 3:56 · SAC 109-90 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Bibby Double Technical Foul. Vitaly Potapenko gains possession.
Q2 0:41 · SAC 53-61 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 1:49 · SAC 26-36 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 6:35 · SAC 42-50 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
