⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their fourteen- Lost the glass, 47 rebounds to 59
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:23 · OKC 67-69 SAC
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a 24-foot three jumper, Terrance Ferguson with the assist
Q4 1:01 · OKC 116-116 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:00 · OKC 34-49 SAC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 4:00 · OKC 111-112 SAC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 0:11 · OKC 116-118 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:09 · OKC 14-21 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 4:58 · OKC 74-90 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses technical free throw
Q2 5:00 · OKC 34-49 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:31 · OKC 111-116 SAC
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · OKC 116-118 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
