⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 30-14 off them
- A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 10:42 · OKC 12-4 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 10:34 · OKC 41-29 SAC
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22
Q3 9:10 · OKC 88-66 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:34 · OKC 18-18 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 32 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
