⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 39
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 8:49 · OKC 17-6 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q4 9:00 · OKC 98-69 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 36
Q4 4:37 · OKC 108-72 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Fortson Technical Foul
Q4 9:51 · OKC 85-66 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 9:32 · OKC 55-47 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Ostertag Technical Foul
Q1 0:22 · OKC 30-20 SAC
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul
Q4 9:56 · OKC 84-66 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
