⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, eight of fifteen from three
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 cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 0:53 · SAC 71-86 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:28 · SAC 59-72 OKC
- Technical
Thomas Robinson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:26 · SAC 71-86 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:53 · SAC 26-23 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:18 · SAC 37-42 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 4:16 · SAC 61-86 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
