⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better 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, 30 free throws to their fifteen
A 15-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 11 in the fourth quarter
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 7-point lead to 15
Q2 0:53 · OKC 59-44 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 4:45 · OKC 80-57 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 11
Q4 11:14 · OKC 90-79 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 9:52 · OKC 59-46 SAC
- Turnover
Darius Songaila Turnover
Q4 1:49 · OKC 100-92 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
