⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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 2-point lead to 10
Q3 9:07 · OKC 70-60 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 2:45 · OKC 87-70 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q3 10:17 · OKC 60-56 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:17 · OKC 60-56 SAC
- Technical
Rudy Gay technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:00 · OKC 93-74 SAC
- Technical
Rudy Gay technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:00 · OKC 93-74 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
