⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 9
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
- Steal
DeMarcus Cousins stole it from Alex Abrines
Q4 0:32 · SAC 109-116 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kosta Koufos technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 9:06 · SAC 28-36 OKC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · SAC 110-116 OKC
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins bad pass
Q4 0:07 · SAC 116-120 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from DeMarcus Cousins
Q4 0:07 · SAC 116-120 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Cameron Payne technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:39 · SAC 90-99 OKC
- Turnover
Alex Abrines bad pass
Q4 0:32 · SAC 109-116 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
