⏱️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 better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33
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
- Steal
Andres Nocioni stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:12 · SAC 102-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:42 · SAC 97-102 OKC
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · SAC 99-104 OKC
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni turnover
Q4 0:11 · SAC 102-108 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 10:19 · SAC 58-66 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:59 · SAC 29-34 OKC
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:59 · SAC 50-52 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 0:12 · SAC 102-108 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
