⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth 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
Shot well above their usual, nine of twenty from three- A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 60
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:25 · OKC 51-52 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:33 · OKC 72-77 SAC
- Winner
Royal Ivey hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 3:00 · OKC 104-102 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cole Aldrich out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:51 · OKC 102-100 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 7:43 · OKC 64-77 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:05 · OKC 102-100 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:40 · OKC 104-102 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · OKC 114-107 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
