⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 34-24 off them
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 27
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
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 6 down to 2 up
Q3 4:05 · SAC 71-69 OKC
- Winner
Francisco Garcia hit a three jumper, Brad Miller with the assist
Q4 0:29 · SAC 100-98 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 1:01 · SAC 104-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q1 6:18 · SAC 13-10 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:12 · SAC 93-96 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:28 · SAC 95-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20
Q2 7:48 · SAC 32-52 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damien Wilkins misses technical free throw
Q3 9:03 · SAC 55-61 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 0:52 · SAC 97-98 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
