⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, 59 rebounds to 37
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 5 down to 3 up
Q3 7:47 · OKC 64-61 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 4:54 · OKC 73-66 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 8:20 · OKC 86-70 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:51 · OKC 91-80 SAC
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 2:51 · OKC 91-81 SAC
- Turnover
Paul George lost ball turnover
Q4 2:20 · OKC 91-84 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 10:31 · OKC 24-33 SAC
- Steal
Bogdan Bogdanovic stole it from Paul George
Q4 2:20 · OKC 91-84 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bogdan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover
Q4 2:42 · OKC 91-83 SAC
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:35 · OKC 91-83 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 6 | Assists | 0 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Steals | 13 |
| 19 | Blocks | 28 |
