⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 45
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 3:13 · SAC 61-52 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 4:23 · SAC 85-76 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q4 11:16 · SAC 98-81 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · SAC 114-107 OKC
- Turnover
Buddy Hield offensive foul
Q4 0:08 · SAC 117-109 OKC
- Turnover
Buddy Hield turnover
Q4 0:08 · SAC 117-109 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 1:13 · SAC 32-36 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 9:14 · SAC 72-76 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 17 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
