⏱️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. 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 41- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fourteen
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 1:07 · OKC 53-48 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 8:07 · OKC 66-52 SAC
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 0:23 · OKC 96-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 2:27 · OKC 89-95 SAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:17 · OKC 93-95 SAC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:57 · OKC 93-95 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 2:46 · OKC 74-63 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q4 6:58 · OKC 84-90 SAC
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 2:27 · OKC 89-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · OKC 94-95 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · OKC 94-95 SAC
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 0:06 · OKC 96-95 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
