⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second 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
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 29- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q2 10:45 · OKC 43-32 SAC
- Steal
Kevin Durant stole it from Jimmer Fredette
Q4 0:30 · OKC 111-103 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:46 · OKC 19-18 SAC
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:49 · OKC 76-62 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 0:27 · OKC 61-49 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Brooks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:13 · OKC 45-34 SAC
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses technical free throw
Q3 1:49 · OKC 76-62 SAC
- Turnover
Jimmer Fredette bad pass
Q4 0:30 · OKC 111-103 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
