⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+16Q139-22
-1Q229-29
+3Q321-17
-9Q413-21
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fourteen from three
Key battles
57%Three-point accuracy19%
11Fast break points2
8Threes made3
20Assists13
🏀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 stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 1:07 · OKC 71-51 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 6:56 · OKC 51-39 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
