Game ID: 22400691
Sacramento Kings @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 36 46 31 31 144SAC 31 24 35 20 110
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 1/22 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 32 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 3 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/14 after 10, 18 min since (84% of 21)
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Holmgren missed 33 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 4 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/14 after 10, 18 min since (87% of 21)
NEW Wallace 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/26 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 34 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 5 since 1/16, returns tonight: 33 min (124% of 26)
OUT Joe missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 25 min (129% of 19)
OUT Mitchell missed 10 since 1/05, out tonight
NEW Wiggins 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/29 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 35 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 11 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/26 after 5, 33 min since (124% of 26)
BACK Joe back 1/26 after 2, 25 min since (129% of 19)
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 36 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 12 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/26 after 5, 32 min since (121% of 26)
BACK Joe back 1/26 after 2, 27 min since (141% of 19)
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 37 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 13 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/26 after 5, 30 min since (114% of 26)
BACK Joe back 1/26 after 2, 26 min since (135% of 19)
OKC availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 2/01, returns tonight: 26 min (77% of 33)
OUT Holmgren missed 38 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 2 since 2/01, returns tonight: 17 min (83% of 21)
OUT Mitchell missed 14 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/26 after 5, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Joe back 1/26 after 2, 25 min since (131% of 19)
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 39 since 11/11, returns tonight: 22 min (77% of 28)
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 15 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/05 after 2, 26 min since (77% of 33)
BACK Hartenstein back 1/26 after 5, 27 min since (102% of 26)
BACK Caruso back 2/05 after 2, 17 min since (83% of 21)
BACK Joe back 1/26 after 2, 24 min since (127% of 19)
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Wallace missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 16 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/05 after 2, 29 min since (89% of 33)
BACK Holmgren back 2/07 after 39, 22 min since (77% of 28)
BACK Caruso back 2/05 after 2, 19 min since (90% of 21)
NEW Wiggins 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Joe 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 3 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 36 min since (98% of 37)
SAC availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 4 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 5 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 6 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 7 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 8 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 9 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/06 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 10 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 11 since 1/16, out tonight
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 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 40 and Jal. Williams at 27 a game. Without Holmgren (36 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and Sabonis at 22 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 112 a night to Sacramento's 121. Call it OKC 119, Sacramento 111.
1/22 vs UTA 123-114 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-114. OKC shot 46% (44 of 95) to UTA's 47%, 12 of 39 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to UTA's 27. The glass went 39-52 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 54 (17 of 35, 3 of 10 from three, 17 of 18 at the line); Jal. Williams added 25, Wallace 13. The hinge was Q3, 38-34: a lead of 2 became 6. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/23 vs DAL 115-121 — OKC notes
OKC lost 115-121. OKC took 14 more shots (88 to 74), but shot 48% to DAL's 53%, 15 of 37 from three, and got to the line 22 times to DAL's 36. OKC turned it over 12 times to DAL's 20. The glass went 33-43 against them. Jal. Williams led with 33 (11 of 19, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 31, Jay. Williams 12. Q4 was theirs, 32-30, the deficit cut from 8 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 91-83 against them. Wallace's -22 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/26 @ POR 118-108 — OKC notes
OKC won 118-108. OKC shot 47% (42 of 89) to POR's 41%, 10 of 30 from three. OKC turned it over 7 times to POR's 15. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (12 of 25, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Jal. Williams added 24, Joe 16. The hinge was Q2, 39-26: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/29 @ GSW 109-116 — OKC notes
OKC lost 109-116. OKC took 18 more shots (99 to 81), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to GSW's 49%, 9 of 39 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 52 (16 of 29, 2 of 6 from three, 18 of 21 at the line); Jal. Williams added 26, Joe 17. Q1 was theirs, 34-20, but the other 3 periods went 96-75 against them. They led by as many as 14. Jal. Williams's -18 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 vs SAC 144-110 — OKC notes
OKC won 144-110. OKC shot 53% (57 of 107) to SAC's 40%, 19 of 46 from three, and got to the line 16 times to SAC's 26. The glass went 70-37 for them. Wiggins led with 41 (16 of 30, 6 of 14 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 29, Dort 20. The hinge was Q2, 46-24: a lead of 5 became 27, and the lead reached 37. Wiggins was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
2/03 vs MIL — 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 114, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 40 and Jal. Williams at 27 a game. Without Holmgren (37 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 128, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 35 and Lillard at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Portis (5 straight), Wright (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-3 a night and Milwaukee minus-10 and the defense, OKC allowing 114 a night to Milwaukee's 128. Call it OKC 122, Milwaukee 111, OKC by 11.
2/05 vs PHX — 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 110, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 36 and Jal. Williams at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Jal. Williams (2 straight), Holmgren (38 straight), Caruso (2 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 31 and Durant at 25 a game. Without Nurkić (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-10 a night and Phoenix minus-3 and the turnovers, Phoenix giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 119, Phoenix 109, OKC by 10.
2/07 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 40 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Holmgren (39 straight), Wallace (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Barrett at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Barrett (2 straight), Lawson (8 straight), Boucher (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-14 a night and Toronto minus-10 and the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Toronto's 114. Call it OKC 120, Toronto 107, OKC by 13.
2/08 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 28 and Bane at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Bane (2 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 38 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Wallace (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Memphis's 119 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it OKC 118, Memphis 117, Memphis keeping it close.
1/23 @ DEN 123-132 — SAC notes
SAC lost 123-132. SAC shot 44% (47 of 107) to DEN's 49%, 15 of 41 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DEN's 31. DeRozan led with 24 (9 of 16, 6 of 8 at the line); Sabonis added 23, Fox 17. Q4 was theirs, 38-22, the deficit cut from 25 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 110-85 against them. Sabonis's -18 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 @ NYK 120-143 — SAC notes
SAC lost 120-143. SAC shot 48% (46 of 95) to NYK's 50%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 23. The glass went 38-53 against them. Monk led with 31 (12 of 21, 4 of 8 from three); Sabonis added 25, DeRozan 18. Q2 was theirs, 42-34, the deficit cut from 13 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 109-78 against them. Ellis's -24 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 @ BKN 110-96 — SAC notes
SAC won 110-96. SAC shot 55% (45 of 82) to BKN's 37%, 9 of 28 from three, and got to the line 17 times to BKN's 30. Fox led with 30 (11 of 19, 4 of 7 from three); Sabonis added 21, DeRozan 17. The hinge was Q4, 30-18: a lead of 2 became 14, and the lead reached 17. SAC trailed 47-54 at the half and won the second half 63-42. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
1/29 @ PHI 104-117 — SAC notes
SAC lost 104-117. SAC took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to PHI's 52%, 10 of 41 from three. The glass went 46-35 for them. Monk led with 21 (8 of 18, 3 of 9 from three); DeRozan added 19, Fox 19. Q1 was theirs, 30-28, but the other 3 periods went 89-74 against them. They led by as many as 12. DeRozan's -15 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 @ OKC 110-144 — SAC notes
SAC lost 110-144. SAC shot 40% (40 of 100) to OKC's 53%, 11 of 44 from three, and went to the line 26 times to OKC's 16 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 37-70 against them. Fox led with 20 (8 of 16, 3 of 9 from three); Monk added 19, DeRozan 17. Q3 was theirs, 35-31, the deficit cut from 27 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 113-75 against them. Sabonis's -30 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Randle at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without DiVincenzo (9 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Monk at 20 and Fox at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 105 a night to Sacramento's 126 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-7. Call it Minnesota 119, Sacramento 110.
2/05 vs ORL — 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 112 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Monk at 23 and DeRozan at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wagner at 29 and Banchero at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 115 a night to Sacramento's 123 and the line, where Orlando takes 26 free throws a game to Sacramento's 19. Call it Sacramento 113, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
2/06 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Ayton at 20 and Simons at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Thybulle (51 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 23 and DeRozan at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 104 a night to Sacramento's 120 and the glass, where Portland has been plus-9 a night and Sacramento minus-1. Call it Portland 118, Sacramento 109.
2/08 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and Monk at 19 a game. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Murphy III at 30 and Williamson at 26 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jones (13 straight), Boston (2 straight), Payton (29 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, New Orleans at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 31. Call it Sacramento 119, New Orleans 115, New Orleans keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
IJ I. Jones
JM J. McLaughlin
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MJ M. Jones
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
OKCAD A. Ducas
AF A. Flagler
AW A. Wiggins
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. 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
Wiggins scores career-high 41 and Thunder outrebound Kings 70-37 in 144-110 rout
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Aaron Wiggins had a career-high 41 points and 14 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Sacramento Kings 144-110 on Saturday night.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 29 points and nine assists for the Thunder (38-9), who set a season best for points and rebounds (70), including 14 by center Isaiah Hartenstein , 13 by Jaylin Williams and 11 by Kenrich Williams .
Wiggins, starting in place of injured forward Jalen Williams , made 16 of 30 field goal attempts and shot 6 of 14 on 3-pointers. He scored 14 points in the fourth quarter.
Lu Dort had 20 points and eight rebounds for Oklahoma City, which scored 82 points in the first half to take control.
De’Aaron Fox had 20 points for the Kings (24-24). Malik Monk added 19 points and seven assists, and DeMar DeRozan scored 17.
Gilgeous-Alexander had 23 points in the first half to help Oklahoma City build an 82-55 halftime lead. The 82 points were the most scored by the Thunder in one half this season and fell one point short of a team record for any half.
Oklahoma City led 36-31 after one period and then outscored the Kings 46-24 in the second. The lead grew to 30 on a 3-pointer by Dort early in the third.
Takeaways Kings: All five starters scored in double figures, but Sacramento went just 11 of 44 on 3s (25%).
Thunder: Oklahoma City played without Jalen Williams, an All-Star selection, and guard Alex Caruso but still outrebounded and outshot the Kings.
Key moment Sacramento cut the deficit to 53-44 on a layup by Domantas Sabonis , but Oklahoma City went on a 29-11 run to make it 82-55 at the break.
Key stat Oklahoma City had a 70-37 rebounding edge.
Up next The Kings visit Minnesota on Monday. The Thunder host Milwaukee on Monday.