⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26- Made eleven threes to their twenty
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 56
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:56 · OKC 69-71 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 0:54 · OKC 89-87 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 2:27 · OKC 112-105 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 3:32 · OKC 102-102 SAC
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · OKC 105-105 SAC
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:27 · OKC 106-105 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 5:54 · OKC 69-80 SAC
- Go-ahead
Keon Ellis hit a 25-foot three jumper, Davion Mitchell with the assist
Q4 2:48 · OKC 104-105 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keon Ellis bad pass
Q4 4:18 · OKC 102-101 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:53 · OKC 102-102 SAC
- Turnover
Keon Ellis bad pass
Q4 0:31 · OKC 110-105 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 11 | Threes made | 20 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
