⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38- A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q1 7:02 · SAC 24-13 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 6:16 · SAC 56-34 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:26 · SAC 4-8 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
