⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 25 from three
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 29-15 off them
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 72
- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their ten
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Quincy Acy technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:09 · SAC 12-6 OKC
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:17 · SAC 84-93 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 0:46 · SAC 25-35 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
