⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25 in the second quarter
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 10:08 · OKC 14-2 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25
Q2 8:32 · OKC 56-31 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q3 10:07 · OKC 78-54 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 0:49 · OKC 68-52 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 21
Q3 5:31 · OKC 89-68 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
