⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 19-10 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 0:03 · SAC 67-66 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes turnover
Q4 2:07 · SAC 112-104 OKC
- Turnover
Keegan Murray bad pass
Q4 0:17 · SAC 114-108 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Huerter steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:04 · SAC 116-110 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:58 · SAC 0-9 OKC
- Steal
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stole it from Harrison Barnes
Q4 0:24 · SAC 114-106 OKC
- Steal
Jalen Williams stole it from Keegan Murray
Q4 0:17 · SAC 114-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Williams traveling
Q4 2:58 · SAC 110-102 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
