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Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings

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13-4, 5-2 Away
Final
130 - 109

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 37 and Thunder bench scores 40 in OKC's 130-109 rout of Kings

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Sacramento Kings: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Thunder: Oklahoma City started a challenging road trip with confidence. The Thunder will play the three best teams in the West and Hartenstein's return to the starting lineup was a welcome sight for an Oklahoma City team that needs to stay stout on defense.

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.

Key moment Both teams found themselves in foul trouble in the third quarter, but the Kings' fouls ultimately gave the Thunder the opportunity to pull away. After replay review attributed a gash over the eye of Hartenstein to Domantas Sabonis, back-to-back fouls from Malik Monk started the slide.

Key stat De'Aaron Fox had only 14 points, a far cry from his 28.9 points per game average and was charged with a technical foul in the fourth.

Up next Oklahoma City continues a five-game road trip against the Warriors on Wednesday night and the Kings visit the Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Kings: 47.4%
Thunder: 52.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

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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

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 17,832 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 56 12 .824 - W3
Denver 43 25 .632 13 L1
Minnesota 40 29 .580 16.5 W8
Portland 29 39 .426 27 W1
Utah 15 53 .221 41 L9

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 41 25 .621 - W1
Golden State 39 28 .582 2.5 W7
LA Clippers 38 30 .559 4 W3
Sacramento 33 33 .500 8 L4
Phoenix 31 37 .456 11 L1
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