⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
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 7 down to 1 up
Q1 1:00 · SAC 28-27 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 3:31 · SAC 50-48 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:16 · SAC 84-84 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Spencer Hawes offensive foul (Earl Watson draws the foul)
Q4 3:57 · SAC 92-91 OKC
- Turnover
Spencer Hawes turnover
Q4 3:57 · SAC 92-91 OKC
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson turnover
Q4 0:04 · SAC 95-97 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:44 · SAC 0-10 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 5:33 · SAC 70-77 OKC
- Winner
Nenad Krstic hit a layup
Q4 2:42 · SAC 92-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Green traveling
Q4 4:37 · SAC 92-91 OKC
- Turnover
Nenad Krstic lost ball
Q4 1:35 · SAC 92-95 OKC
- Turnover
Jeff Green bad pass
Q4 0:00 · SAC 98-99 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
