⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 8:48 · OKC 13-12 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 10:41 · OKC 4-12 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 10:11 · OKC 39-43 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
