⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 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, twelve of 41 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the first quarter
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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:32 · SAC 10-0 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q1 7:07 · SAC 27-8 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 0:51 · SAC 91-85 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Willie Cauley-Stein and Steven Adams
Q3 7:43 · SAC 74-66 OKC
- Missed FT
Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · SAC 113-109 OKC
- Missed FT
Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · SAC 113-109 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q1 5:41 · SAC 27-20 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:10 · SAC 75-75 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 0:36 · SAC 115-113 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 2:35 · SAC 109-101 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
