⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher 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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:50 · OKC 19-17 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 10:17 · OKC 43-38 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 10:49 · OKC 68-59 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:34 · OKC 48-52 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 2:40 · OKC 85-94 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 1:57 · OKC 110-131 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
