⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 66 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the second 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 cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 7:07 · SAC 71-83 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Willie Cauley-Stein technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:28 · SAC 49-69 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q2 6:11 · SAC 43-61 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 1:32 · SAC 54-76 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:08 · SAC 8-4 OKC
- Technical
Hamidou Diallo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:00 · SAC 36-43 OKC
- Missed FT
Paul George misses technical free throw
Q2 1:28 · SAC 49-69 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 75 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
