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Oklahoma City Thunder
8-2 overall · 3-2 on the road
Thu 3/4
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1-8 overall · 0-4 at home
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The Kings rank 24th in the NBA in offensive rating (106.2), and the Thunder rank 2nd in defensive rating (103.3). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 110.6, so the Kings are 4.4 below it. Darius Acuff Jr. leads them with 25.2 points a game on 50.2% true shooting.

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Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderTop scorer · OKC
Darius Acuff Jr.Top scorer · SAC
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Thunder8-2
Kings1-8
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Team vs team

Season before this game (OKC 10 games, SAC 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

OKCSAC
Scoring
112.216th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.1
109.224th · Below avg
104.22nd · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
123.329th · Bottom 5
+8.06th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-14.129th · Bottom 5
Efficiency
110.918th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.6
106.224th · Below avg
103.32nd · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
120.329th · Bottom 5
+7.77th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-14.128th · Bottom 5
101.023rd
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
102.713th
Shooting
51.9%22nd · Below avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
52.5%19th · Average
55.8%24th · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
55.8%23rd · Below avg
11.327th · Bottom 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
12.121st · Below avg
34.9%15th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
34.1%19th · Average
0.2327th · Bottom 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2624th · Below avg
Defense
48.4%1st · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
57.7%29th · Bottom 5
8.118th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.621st · Below avg
5.97th · Above avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.030th · Bottom 5
Possessions
11.9%1st · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
15.2%21st · Below avg
26.3%17th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
24.2%25th · Below avg
47.37th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
40.328th · Bottom 5
23.129th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
25.323rd · Below avg

Recent form

Oklahoma City Thunder
LWWWW

Last 5: average margin +12.4 (season +8.0). Streak W4.

Sacramento Kings
LLWLL

Last 5: average margin -11.2 (season -14.1). Streak L2.

Key players

Oklahoma City Thunder
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG 29.93.94.957.1
Ajay MitchellG 18.93.73.358.8
Jalen WilliamsG-F 13.74.73.347.2
Jared McCainG 12.13.41.752.1
Sacramento Kings
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Darius Acuff Jr.G 25.23.77.150.2
Zach LaVineG 22.13.22.762.8
Domantas SabonisF 15.314.66.072.3
De'Andre HunterF 13.04.91.255.3

Injury report

Oklahoma City Thunder
Cason Wallace G · back ~3/2 Out
Chet Holmgren C-F · back ~1/2 Out
Jalen Williams G-F · back ~3/2 Out
Jaylin Williams F · back ~11/10 Out
Thomas Sorber C · back ~11/13 Out
Sacramento Kings
Ben Simmons G-F · Right Achilles Tendon Repair / Surgery · back ~10/1/27 Out
Maxime Raynaud C · Right Patella Subluxation · back ~11/10 Out
Keegan Murray F · Left Ankle Capsulitis · back ~11/8 Questionable

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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