⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower 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, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6- A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 49
A 12-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 13 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22
Q1 2:33 · OKC 37-15 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 32
Q3 3:34 · OKC 85-53 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:15 · OKC 46-33 SAC
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 11:11 · OKC 56-41 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 13
Q2 6:31 · OKC 46-33 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 21
Q4 9:45 · OKC 85-64 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
