⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better 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, 52 points inside to 34- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 21
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 9:05 · OKC 71-70 SAC
- Winner
Luguentz Dort hit a 25-foot three jumper, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the assist
Q4 2:33 · OKC 99-97 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 5:54 · OKC 101-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:43 · OKC 101-97 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 1:46 · OKC 24-31 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 7:02 · OKC 71-81 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis lost ball turnover
Q4 0:59 · OKC 101-99 SAC
📊The numbers
| OKC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
