⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:28 · SAC 24-16 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 11:12 · SAC 41-22 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:27 · SAC 98-104 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:50 · SAC 43-39 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q4 10:48 · SAC 88-95 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 1:01 · SAC 98-113 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
