Game ID: 22300760
Sacramento Kings @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 29 38 33 27 127SAC 27 30 26 30 113
OKC vs SAC ScoutingOKC vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
OKC availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 9 min since (85% of 10)
OKC availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Joe missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 14 min since (142% of 10)
OKC availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 3 since 1/31, returns tonight: 35 min (110% of 32)
OUT Joe missed 3 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 12 min since (123% of 10)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/10 · 3 days' restOUT Joe missed 4 since 1/31, returns tonight: 16 min (89% of 18)
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 35 min since (110% of 32)
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 12 min since (118% of 10)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 23 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/11 · back-to-backBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 31 min since (97% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 16 min since (89% of 18)
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 12 min since (121% of 10)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 23 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/13 · 1 day's restBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 33 min since (103% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 16 min since (89% of 18)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/22 · 8 days' restBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 33 min since (104% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 15 min since (84% of 18)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 34 min since (106% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 16 min since (88% of 18)
OKC availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 17 min since (93% of 18)
SAC availability going into 2/03 · back-to-backOUT Ellis missed 6 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Duarte missed 4 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
NEW Barnes 29 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Huerter 24 to 34 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 7 since 1/22, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 17)
OUT Duarte missed 5 since 1/27, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 12)
OUT Vezenkov missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
NEW Barnes 29 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Huerter 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Vezenkov missed 7 since 1/25, returns tonight: 6 min (45% of 12)
BACK Ellis back 2/05 after 7, 3 min since (19% of 17)
BACK Duarte back 2/05 after 5, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Barnes 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Huerter 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restBACK Ellis back 2/05 after 7, 3 min since (19% of 17)
BACK Duarte back 2/05 after 5, 3 min since (26% of 12)
BACK Vezenkov back 2/07 after 7, 6 min since (45% of 12)
NEW Huerter 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Duarte missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 2/05 after 7, 4 min since (26% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 2/07 after 7, 11 min since (86% of 12)
SAC availability going into 2/13 · 1 day's restOUT Duarte missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 2/05 after 7, 9 min since (51% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 2/07 after 7, 11 min since (86% of 12)
SAC availability going into 2/14 · back-to-backOUT Duarte missed 4 since 2/07, returns tonight: 8 min (64% of 12)
OUT Vezenkov missed 2 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 2/05 after 7, 8 min since (49% of 17)
SAC availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restOUT Vezenkov missed 3 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Duarte back 2/14 after 4, 8 min since (64% of 12)
SAC availability going into 2/25 · 2 days' restOUT Vezenkov missed 4 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Duarte back 2/14 after 4, 14 min since (114% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Holmgren at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 22 and Monk at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 120, Sacramento 119, Sacramento keeping it close.
2/02 vs CHA 126-106 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-106. OKC shot 59% (44 of 75) to CHA's 45%, 17 of 36 from three, and went to the line 27 times to CHA's 14 — 21 points from the stripe to their 10. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (11 of 15, 8 of 10 at the line); Holmgren added 16, Wallace 12. The hinge was Q1, 39-19: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
2/04 vs TOR 135-127 — OKC notes
OKC won 135-127 in 2 overtimes. OKC shot 47% (52 of 110) to TOR's 48%, 23 of 63 from three, and got to the line 8 times to TOR's 21. Giddey led with 24 (9 of 15, 2 of 6 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 23, Holmgren 22. The hinge was Q3, 34-24: the deficit went from 16 to 6. OKC trailed 47-63 at the half and won the second half 88-64. Giddey was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/06 @ UTA 117-124 — OKC notes
OKC lost 117-124. OKC shot 48% (43 of 90) to UTA's 52%, 19 of 37 from three. OKC turned it over 11 times to UTA's 17. The glass went 32-48 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 28 (11 of 22, 2 of 3 from three); Jal. Williams added 26, Holmgren 22. Q1 was theirs, 33-28, but the other 3 periods went 96-84 against them. They led by as many as 12. Dort's -12 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 @ DAL 111-146 — OKC notes
OKC lost 111-146. OKC shot 39% (38 of 98) to DAL's 58%, 17 of 47 from three, and got to the line 21 times to DAL's 33. The glass went 40-54 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 25 (9 of 16, 7 of 8 at the line); Wallace added 15, Holmgren 13. Q2 was theirs, 32-24, the deficit cut from 17 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 122-79 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander's -31 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 vs SAC 127-113 — OKC notes
OKC won 127-113. OKC shot 54% (46 of 85) to SAC's 49%, 13 of 27 from three, and went to the line 27 times to SAC's 13 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. OKC turned it over 9 times to SAC's 18. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 38 (15 of 26, 3 of 4 from three, 5 of 9 at the line); Jal. Williams added 32, Dort 17. The hinge was Q2, 38-30: a lead of 2 became 10, and the lead reached 24. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
2/13 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 28 and Banchero at 20 a game. 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 109 a night to OKC's 123 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and OKC minus-6. Call it Orlando 116, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
2/22 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 125, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. 8 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 29 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and Harden at 21 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Tucker (37 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 29 free throws a game to OKC's 20 and the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-6 a night and OKC minus-11. Call it OKC 121, the Clippers 118, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/23 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Avdija at 24 and Kuzma at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Washington giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 11 and the arc, OKC at 44 percent from three to Washington's 40. Call it OKC 124, Washington 115.
2/25 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Sengun at 18 and Thompson at 15 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 44 percent from three to Houston's 34 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-2 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 118, Houston 115, Houston keeping it close.
2/03 @ CHI 123-115 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-115. SAC shot 50% (42 of 84) to CHI's 46%, 15 of 39 from three, and went to the line 29 times to CHI's 22 — 24 points from the stripe to their 20. Fox led with 41 (13 of 24, 5 of 11 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Monk added 22, Lyles 16. The hinge was Q2, 39-27: a lead of 7 became 19, and the lead reached 30. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
2/05 @ CLE 110-136 — SAC notes
SAC lost 110-136. SAC shot 46% (43 of 93) to CLE's 58%, 17 of 44 from three. Barnes led with 22 (8 of 15, 6 of 10 from three); Fox added 19, Monk 18. Q3 was theirs, 33-32, the deficit cut from 15 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 104-77 against them. Sabonis's -25 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/07 vs DET 120-133 — SAC notes
SAC lost 120-133. SAC took 11 more shots (95 to 84), but shot 47% to DET's 56%, 15 of 44 from three. SAC turned it over 4 times to DET's 11. The glass went 33-48 against them. Sabonis led with 30 (11 of 17, 1 of 3 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Monk added 23, Lyles 19. Q3 was theirs, 36-27, turning a 7-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 106-84 against them. Sabonis's -17 in 41 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 vs DEN 135-106 — SAC notes
SAC won 135-106. SAC shot 59% (51 of 87) to DEN's 46%, 17 of 34 from three, and got to the line 18 times to DEN's 28. Monk led with 23 (9 of 13, 3 of 7 from three); Sabonis added 17, K. Murray 17. The hinge was Q2, 35-22: SAC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 32. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
2/11 @ OKC 113-127 — SAC notes
SAC lost 113-127. SAC shot 49% (44 of 90) to OKC's 54%, 16 of 42 from three, and got to the line 13 times to OKC's 27. SAC turned it over 18 times to OKC's 9, and OKC turned those into 8 steals. Monk led with 26 (10 of 20, 6 of 10 from three); Sabonis added 21, Fox 15. Q4 was theirs, 30-27, the deficit cut from 17 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 100-83 against them. Fox's -27 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/13 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 54 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 26 a game. 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Monk at 22 and Fox at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 115 a night to Sacramento's 123. Call it Phoenix 122, Sacramento 116.
2/14 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Jokić at 26 and Porter Jr. at 16 a game. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 126, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sabonis at 23 and Monk at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 126. Call it Denver 119, Sacramento 114.
2/22 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sabonis at 25 and Fox at 22 a game. 7 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 21 and Vassell at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-2 a night and San Antonio minus-5 and the arc, Sacramento at 36 percent from three to San Antonio's 31. Call it Sacramento 120, San Antonio 112.
2/25 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Leonard at 22 and George at 21 a game. Without Theis (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 26 and Sabonis at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and the Clippers minus-4 and the line, where the Clippers take 24 free throws a game to Sacramento's 18. Call it the Clippers 117, Sacramento 115, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACAL A. Len
DF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
OKCAW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
SAC/OKC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 38 points lead Thunder past Kings 127-113
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 38 points, Jalen Williams scored 32 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Sacramento Kings 127-113 on Sunday.
Gilgeous-Alexander made 15 of 26 shots and had seven assists and Williams made 13 of 20 shots and had nine assists and eight rebounds for the Thunder. Oklahoma City beat the Kings for the first time in three meetings this season.
“SGA (Gilgeous-Alexander) played like an MVP candidate,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “We threw the kitchen sink at him and he still scored 38. And then Jalen Williams was really, really big. And I say he’s big because he had 32 but he was extremely efficient throughout the course of the night.”
Lu Dort had 17 points and nine rebounds and Chet Holmgren added 14 points for the Thunder, who scored 30 points off 18 Kings turnovers.
Oklahoma City bounced back from a 146-111 loss at Dallas on Saturday.
“I thought we were just a lot more edgy today than we were yesterday," Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. "And I thought the guys, it’s not about responding to one game, but it certainly is about us recognizing where our standards are and getting the car back on the road when we’re not up to par. And I thought the guys did a great job of that today.”
Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds for the Kings, his second consecutive triple-double and his fourth in six games this month. It was his 17th triple-double of the season and 49th of his career.
Malik Monk led the Kings with 26 points.
De'Aaron Fox , who was averaging nearly 27 points per game, was held to 15 points on 6-for-17 shooting for the Kings.
“I thought Lu did a good job on him, in the first half, especially," Daigneault said. "We got him, really under control there. He has gotten loose against us. He’s shot the ball incredibly well this season. … He’s given us trouble obviously in the past, but I thought we did a good job on him today — Lu, and then everybody else in the help.”
Gilgeous-Alexander, the league's No. 2 scorer with 31 points per game heading into the day, scored 15 points in the first quarter on 6-for-8 shooting. Gilgeous-Alexander and Williams each scored 19 points to help the Thunder take a 67-57 lead at halftime.
The Thunder controlled the third. A 3-pointer by Dort, then a dunk by Williams pushed Oklahoma City's lead to 84-66. Gilgeous-Alexander's hard dribble left Harrison Barnes going the wrong way, then Gilgeous-Alexander stepped toward the baseline and hit a short jumper to make it 88-66. It was the final basket of a 16-0 run. The Thunder led 100-83 heading into the fourth.
The Kings cut their deficit to eight in the fourth, but the Thunder maintained control. A 3-pointer by Gilgeous-Alexander with just under four minutes remaining put the Thunder up 121-108.
“We came out really good today,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “I think it set the tone for the rest of the night. We were playing to our identity from the jump.”