⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q2 11:25 · SAC 29-44 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 4:45 · SAC 56-60 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 7:36 · SAC 8-23 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q1 4:24 · SAC 13-34 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 4 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 20 | Blocks | 16 |
