⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+7Q139-34
-3Q226-28
-12Q318-32
-1Q424-26
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
Key battles
4Fast break points16
11Free throws made28
6Steals11
11Offensive rebounds7
🏀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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 5:47 · OKC 28-19 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 2:14 · OKC 83-94 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
