⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:25 · SAC 8-2 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 7:43 · SAC 101-97 OKC
- Steal
Kenny Thomas stole it from Luke Ridnour
Q4 2:00 · SAC 106-102 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Bibby bad pass
Q4 3:23 · SAC 103-102 OKC
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:34 · SAC 105-102 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:10 · SAC 108-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 5:37 · SAC 74-81 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis offensive foul (Bonzi Wells draws the foul)
Q4 2:54 · SAC 105-102 OKC
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis turnover
Q4 2:54 · SAC 105-102 OKC
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 2:00 · SAC 106-102 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
