⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up in the third quarter- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 23-9 off them
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 11:00 · SAC 14-2 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 1:35 · SAC 31-19 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 10:10 · SAC 78-82 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:39 · SAC 80-86 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up
Q3 4:16 · SAC 65-80 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 3:32 · SAC 88-91 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:36 · SAC 93-97 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · SAC 93-97 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
