Game ID: 22300016
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Sacramento Kings
Friday, November 10, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 34 19 22 30 105OKC 20 22 28 28 98
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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.
SAC availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
NEW Barnes 29 to 34 min over the last 3
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 17)
SAC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 1 min since (8% of 17)
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 8 min since (46% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 12 min since (72% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/13 · 2 days' restOUT Fox missed 5 since 11/01, returns tonight: 36 min (100% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 17 min since (99% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 11/13 after 5, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 16 min since (93% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 24 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Fox back 11/13 after 5, 37 min since (103% of 36)
NEW Huerter 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 8 min (56% of 15)
BACK Fox back 11/13 after 5, 38 min since (107% of 36)
NEW Huerter 24 to 33 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restNEW Dieng 10 to 16 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 2 since 10/30, returns tonight: 12 min (101% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/06 · 2 days' restBACK Micić back 11/03 after 2, 12 min since (101% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Micić back 11/03 after 2, 12 min since (101% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OKC availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OKC availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Micić missed 4 since 11/06, returns tonight: 19 min (159% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restBACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 19 min since (159% of 12)
OKC availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Micić back 11/14 after 4, 20 min since (169% of 12)
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 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Monk at 17 and Sabonis at 16 a game. Without Fox (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. 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 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 32 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-1 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 117, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/01 @ GSW 101-102 — SAC notes
SAC lost 101-102. SAC shot 41% (36 of 88) to GSW's 48%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 23 times to GSW's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. SAC turned it over 12 times to GSW's 17. The glass went 48-36 for them. Sabonis led with 23 (8 of 16, 7 of 12 at the line); Monk added 16, Barnes 14. Q3 was theirs, 24-18, turning a 1-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 84-77 against them. They led by as many as 11.
11/04 @ HOU 89-107 — SAC notes
SAC lost 89-107. SAC shot 38% (32 of 84) to HOU's 46%, 11 of 41 from three. The glass went 43-53 against them. Monk led with 18 (6 of 13, 3 of 7 from three); Barnes added 13, McGee 12. Q2 was theirs, 34-26, the deficit cut from 14 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 81-55 against them. Sabonis's -26 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ HOU 97-122 — SAC notes
SAC lost 97-122. SAC shot 44% (36 of 81) to HOU's 57%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 20 times to HOU's 27. Ellis led with 15 (5 of 7, 4 of 6 from three); Huerter added 13, Murray 12. Q4 was theirs, 37-25, the deficit cut from 37 to 25, but the other 3 periods went 97-60 against them. Mitchell's -30 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 vs POR 121-118 — SAC notes
SAC won 121-118 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 46% (41 of 89) to POR's 51%, 11 of 37 from three, and went to the line 38 times to POR's 29 — 28 points from the stripe to their 22. The glass went 50-36 for them. Sabonis led with 27 (11 of 14, 5 of 7 at the line); Monk added 23, Huerter 17. The hinge was Q1, 34-29: from level to 5 ahead. SAC trailed 56-60 at the half and won the second half 65-58. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
11/10 vs OKC 105-98 — SAC notes
SAC won 105-98. SAC shot 42% (38 of 91) to OKC's 45%, 13 of 47 from three. The glass went 52-38 for them. Huerter led with 28 (11 of 19, 4 of 10 from three); Murray added 24, Sabonis 17. The hinge was Q1, 34-20: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 17.
11/13 vs CLE — 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 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sabonis at 17 and Monk at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Fox (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and LeVert at 18 a game. Without Okoro (3 straight), Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and Cleveland minus-2 and the line, where Cleveland takes 31 free throws a game to Sacramento's 24. Call it Sacramento 111, Cleveland 110, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/15 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vincent (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sabonis at 17 and Huerter at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Sacramento's 33 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-3. Call it the Lakers 114, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/17 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 16 and Vassell at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jones (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Huerter at 21 and Sabonis at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mitchell (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 114 a night to San Antonio's 127 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and San Antonio minus-3. Call it Sacramento 119, San Antonio 112.
11/19 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 126, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and Irving at 30 a game. Without Kleber (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 33 and Sabonis at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Mitchell (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 113 a night to Dallas's 126 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-6 a night and Dallas minus-1. Call it Dallas 121, Sacramento 120, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/01 vs NOP 106-110 — OKC notes
OKC lost 106-110. OKC shot 43% (38 of 88) to NOP's 39%, 7 of 34 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 20 (8 of 20, 0 of 5 from three); Holmgren added 19, Williams 18. Q1 was theirs, 33-14, but the other 3 periods went 96-73 against them. They led by as many as 22. Dieng's -11 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 vs GSW 139-141 — OKC notes
OKC lost 139-141. OKC shot 60% (50 of 83) to GSW's 53%, 15 of 29 from three. Dort led with 29 (9 of 12, 6 of 6 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Holmgren added 24, Jal. Williams 18. Q2 was theirs, 34-31, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 110-105 against them.
11/06 vs ATL 126-117 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-117. OKC shot 48% (45 of 94) to ATL's 37%, 14 of 35 from three, and got to the line 23 times to ATL's 32. The glass went 49-59 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (11 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Jal. Williams added 21, Dort 19. The hinge was Q3, 38-27: a lead of 8 became 19. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/08 vs CLE 128-120 — OKC notes
OKC won 128-120. OKC shot 51% (44 of 86) to CLE's 51%, 12 of 28 from three, and got to the line 30 times to CLE's 37. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 43 (15 of 22, 12 of 13 at the line); Jal. Williams added 15, Holmgren 15. The hinge was Q1, 36-29: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/10 @ SAC 98-105 — OKC notes
OKC lost 98-105. OKC shot 45% (39 of 87) to SAC's 42%, 7 of 30 from three. The glass went 38-52 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (14 of 25, 5 of 6 at the line); Jal. Williams added 14, Giddey 13. Q3 was theirs, 28-22, the deficit cut from 11 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 83-70 against them. Giddey's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Allen at 15 a game. Without Booker (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Holmgren at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-8. Call it Phoenix 117, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
11/14 vs SAS — 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 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 35 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Vassell at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Champagnie (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 116 a night to San Antonio's 127 and the line, where OKC takes 25 free throws a game to San Antonio's 17. Call it OKC 123, San Antonio 113, OKC by 10.
11/16 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 12 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and OKC minus-9 and the arc, OKC at 36 percent from three to Golden State's 31. Call it OKC 113, Golden State 111, Golden State keeping it close.
11/18 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Kuminga at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Curry (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-8 and the arc, OKC at 40 percent from three to Golden State's 32. Call it OKC 114, Golden State 110, Golden State keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCCH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
LD L. Dort
LW L. Waters III
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
SACAL A. Len
AV A. Vezenkov
CD C. Duarte
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
OKC/SAC 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
Sabonis gets 15th triple-double with Sacramento, Kings beat Thunder in the In-Season Tournament
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Domantas Sabonis had 17 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds to move into sole possession of second place on the Kings’ career list for triple-doubles, leading Sacramento to a 105-98 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in an In-Season Tournament game Friday night.
Kevin Huerter scored 19 of his season-high 28 points in the first half and grabbed nine rebounds to help Sacramento win its second consecutive game without point guard De’Aaron Fox. Fox has missed five games overall with a right ankle sprain. Keegan Murray added 24 points.
“I keep telling our team we can be a great team,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “It doesn’t matter what five we throw out there, (if) we play the right way good things will happen.”
Sabonis had his first triple-double of the season and 15th with the Kings, breaking a tie with Chris Webber for most in the Sacramento era. Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson holds the franchise record with 176. Sabonis, who was acquired from the Indiana Pacers in a trade on Feb. 8, 2022, has 33 career triple-doubles.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points for the Thunder.
“In the first quarter (we) spotted them a pretty good lead on controllable stuff defensively,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “It took us a long time to get our game plan in the game with the level of urgency that we need to have.”
The court at Golden 1 Center was changed, as all courts around the NBA have been, as part of the tournament.
“Luckily ours was gray,” Huerter said. “You’ve seen these courts bright red, bright green, bright blue. There was definitely a little bit different energy in the building. It was fun.”
The Kings (4-4) blew two big leads in the first three quarters, then opened the fourth with three consecutive 3-pointers to pull away. They also shot 41.8% (38 of 91) from the floor and were 13 of 47 beyond the arc.
“That’s a loss for us last year.” Brown said. “I know we can shoot the ball. I’m going to continue pressing our guys on the defensive end of the floor. And we had a lot of guys step up on that end.”
Sacramento led the entire game and outrebounded Oklahoma City 51-38 for its seventh consecutive win over the Thunder (5-4).
Huerter, whose has struggled shooting in his second season with the Kings, made eight of his first 13 shots, including three 3-pointers in the first half.
After blowing most of a 17-point lead in the second quarter, the Kings closed the first half on a 6-0 run capped by Huerter’s driving layup and went up 53-42.
UP NEXT
Thunder: Play the Suns in Phoenix on Sunday.
Kings: Host former head coach Luke Walton and the Cavaliers on Monday. Now an assistant with Cleveland, Walton coached the Kings from 2019-21.