⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 30
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 11:29 · SAC 80-85 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons bad pass
Q4 2:47 · SAC 91-96 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 2:59 · SAC 41-57 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 11:04 · SAC 45-67 OKC
- Steal
Chris Wilcox stole it from John Salmons
Q4 2:47 · SAC 91-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Wilcox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:05 · SAC 91-96 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 37 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
