⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:54 · SAC 8-4 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 3:43 · SAC 19-13 OKC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q4 6:53 · SAC 89-86 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:15 · SAC 89-89 OKC
- Turnover
Richaun Holmes offensive foul
Q4 0:47 · SAC 91-91 OKC
- Turnover
Richaun Holmes turnover
Q4 0:47 · SAC 91-91 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 6:04 · SAC 30-37 OKC
- Ties it
Abdel Nader hit a 26-foot three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 2:37 · SAC 89-89 OKC
- Lead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · SAC 91-92 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass
Q4 3:57 · SAC 84-86 OKC
- Turnover
Steven Adams bad pass
Q4 2:54 · SAC 87-86 OKC
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 0:55 · SAC 91-91 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 12 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
