⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 3:43 · SAC 32-15 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:13 · SAC 55-42 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 10:32 · SAC 86-73 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis offensive foul
Q4 1:51 · SAC 101-95 OKC
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis turnover
Q4 1:51 · SAC 101-95 OKC
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:25 · SAC 102-95 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 8:13 · SAC 41-33 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jaylin Williams flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:31 · SAC 91-82 OKC
- Turnover
Chet Holmgren out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:14 · SAC 102-95 OKC
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · SAC 103-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| SAC | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
