⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 points ahead of 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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 1:13 · OKC 59-40 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Evans Bad Pass. Stolen by Kenny Thomas.
Q4 4:20 · OKC 79-72 SAC
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:21 · OKC 83-77 SAC
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:21 · OKC 83-77 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:44 · OKC 83-82 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenny Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:44 · OKC 83-75 SAC
- Missed FT
Kenny Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:18 · OKC 83-75 SAC
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:32 · OKC 83-76 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
