⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 7:57 · OKC 96-87 SAC
- Steal
Corey Brewer stole it from De'Aaron Fox
Q4 2:53 · OKC 100-92 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:09 · OKC 19-19 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:16 · OKC 67-66 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Willie Cauley-Stein offensive foul
Q4 5:00 · OKC 93-87 SAC
- Turnover
Willie Cauley-Stein turnover
Q4 5:00 · OKC 93-87 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 2:53 · OKC 100-92 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 6 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 15 | Blocks | 22 |
