⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 7- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their ten
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:36 · OKC 92-93 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dario Saric offensive foul
Q4 3:25 · OKC 104-112 SAC
- Turnover
Dario Saric turnover
Q4 3:25 · OKC 104-112 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:24 · OKC 4-12 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q3 9:42 · OKC 72-89 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Trey Lyles technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:54 · OKC 45-53 SAC
- Turnover
Kevin Huerter steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:42 · OKC 102-110 SAC
- Turnover
Kevin Huerter out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:13 · OKC 115-123 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 34 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
