⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Made four threes to their twelve
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of eighteen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:00 · OKC 16-11 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:26 · OKC 24-16 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 3:08 · OKC 110-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Collison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · OKC 115-113 SAC
- Missed FT
Nick Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · OKC 115-113 SAC
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · OKC 116-113 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:13 · OKC 84-86 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Inbound
Q4 0:00 · OKC 116-113 SAC
- Technical
technical foul
Q4 0:00 · OKC 116-113 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
