⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 20-10 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 1:15 · OKC 36-24 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 0:53 · OKC 84-76 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:46 · OKC 45-41 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
