⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 25
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
- Steal
Kenny Thomas stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 2:44 · SAC 99-94 OKC
- Steal
Kenny Thomas stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 1:58 · SAC 102-94 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 1:54 · SAC 21-29 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 3:46 · SAC 97-91 OKC
- Turnover
Ray Allen bad pass
Q4 2:44 · SAC 99-94 OKC
- Turnover
Ray Allen bad pass
Q4 1:58 · SAC 102-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
