⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 16-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 3
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:30 · SAC 8-4 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 4:13 · SAC 29-15 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 7:16 · SAC 48-27 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Cuttino Mobley Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 1:19 · SAC 113-100 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q2 4:31 · SAC 49-41 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Fortson Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 2:56 · SAC 81-72 OKC
- Technical
Antonio Daniels Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 8:55 · SAC 97-84 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
