⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 38
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 2:08 · SAC 31-27 OKC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q2 9:48 · SAC 48-35 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 5:37 · SAC 111-95 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
