⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:25 · OKC 96-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Theo Maledon lost ball turnover
Q4 3:31 · OKC 91-98 SAC
- Turnover
Theo Maledon bad pass
Q4 1:21 · OKC 96-98 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 2:57 · OKC 40-51 SAC
- Steal
Delon Wright stole it from Theo Maledon
Q4 1:21 · OKC 96-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richaun Holmes offensive foul
Q4 0:51 · OKC 99-100 SAC
- Turnover
Richaun Holmes turnover
Q4 0:51 · OKC 99-100 SAC
- Missed FT
Richaun Holmes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · OKC 99-102 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
