⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower 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, 20 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 37 from three- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 23
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:21 · SAC 23-27 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 1:06 · SAC 46-41 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 5:45 · SAC 61-53 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Skal Labissiere technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:01 · SAC 67-57 OKC
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · SAC 89-83 OKC
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · SAC 90-86 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:16 · SAC 0-10 OKC
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 0:26 · SAC 89-83 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Russell Westbrook flagrant foul type 1
Q3 4:28 · SAC 55-51 OKC
- Goaltend
Jerami Grant defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:48 · SAC 87-80 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 0:04 · SAC 92-86 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 5 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 23 | Steals | 14 |
| 24 | Blocks | 17 |
