⏱️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, 5 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 28-20 off them
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:08 · SAC 8-2 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 7:41 · SAC 40-33 OKC
- Steal
Beno Udrih stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 1:19 · SAC 97-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Thompson bad pass
Q4 0:53 · SAC 99-93 OKC
- Missed FT
Omri Casspi misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · SAC 99-95 OKC
- Turnover
Ime Udoka lost ball
Q4 0:07 · SAC 99-95 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:03 · SAC 86-86 OKC
- Steal
Jeff Green stole it from Jason Thompson
Q4 0:53 · SAC 99-93 OKC
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Ime Udoka
Q4 0:07 · SAC 99-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 1:19 · SAC 97-93 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
