Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationShai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 37 and Thunder bench scores 40 in OKC's 130-109 rout of Kings
Jalen Williams scored 28 points and Isaiah Hartenstein returned from a stint on the injured list with 17 points for the Thunder.
DeMar DeRozan scored 19 points in the first half and finished the game with 30 for the Kings. The Kings bench scored half of what the Thunder's bench did, and Sacramento shot just 25% from 3-point range.
Kings: Sacramento trailed by one point at halftime after a competitive first half where the lead changed 15 times and Oklahoma City's biggest lead was six points. It was just what head coach Mike Brown wanted to see from his team after he emphasized the need for stronger first halves before the game. But the Kings could not sustain the momentum in the second half.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 130 - 109 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 130 - 109 | |
4th 1.0 | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | 130 - 109 | |
4th 2.0 | Doug McDermott misses 26-foot three point jumper | 130 - 109 | |
4th 10.1 | Doug McDermott defensive rebound | 130 - 109 |
Statistics
OKC | SAC | |
---|---|---|
48-86 | FG | 42-87 |
55.8 | Field Goal % | 48.3 |
14-31 | 3PT | 8-32 |
45.2 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
20-25 | FT | 17-23 |
80.0 | Free Throw % | 73.9 |
44 | Rebounds | 31 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
33 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
28 | Assists | 24 |
6 | Steals | 10 |
3 | Blocks | 4 |
15 | Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
56 | Points in Paint | 42 |
18 | Fouls | 22 |
21 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 17,832 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 23 | 5 | .821 | - | W8 |
Denver | 16 | 11 | .593 | 6.5 | W2 |
Minnesota | 14 | 14 | .500 | 9 | L3 |
Portland | 9 | 20 | .310 | 14.5 | L2 |
Utah | 7 | 21 | .250 | 16 | L1 |
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
LA Lakers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0.5 | L1 |
Golden State | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
Sacramento | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 | L4 |
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