⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 39 from three
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
- Steal
Steven Adams stole it from Iman Shumpert
Q4 2:37 · OKC 112-119 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steven Adams out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:31 · OKC 108-113 SAC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:35 · OKC 113-119 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Iman Shumpert lost ball turnover
Q4 2:37 · OKC 112-119 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
