OKC Thunder 121, Sacramento Kings 105
- Tony Harvey
- Mar 26
- 3 min read
Kings 4th Straight Loss Now
Have Them Fighting For
Play-In Spot
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“ Definitely not great. I think we all know that, and I think we know that we have to put ourselves in better situations because, like I’ve said before, we showed that we’re a team that can compete and that can fight.”
– Sacramento Kings guard Keon Ellis said after losing to Oklahoma City Thunder
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Sacramento, Calif. — It was sort of a valiant effort, but the Sacramento Kings failed for the fourth-straight time to get an urgently-required win.
The Oklahoma City Thunder lit the Kings up 121-105 at Golden 1 Center with spectacular shooting, unstoppable defense, and undeniable team togehterness in front of 16,060 spectators.
Superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 32 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 assists for OKC (60-12, 29-7 on the road), who have won 11 consecutive games away from home. Chet Holmgren added 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 steals.
OKC made 43 of 82 shots from the field (52.4%), 19 of 32 beyond the arc (59.4%), and 16 of 20 at the foul line (80%). The Thunder collected 52 rebounds and, as a unit, dished out 30 assists.
With 10 games remaining, the Kings are now tied with the Phoenix Suns for 9th place in the Association’s Western Conference. Sacramento currently holds the tiebreaker over the Suns. A 128-113 loss to the New York Knicks on the road leaves the Dallas Mavericks in the 11th position.
Keegan Murray scored 28 points, pulled down 6 rebounds, and blocked 3 shots for the Kings, who plunged to a 35-37 record, 18-18 at G1C. Murray made 9 of 15 shots from the floor – 9 of 13 shots in 3-point territory. Interim leader Doug Christie 22-19, which includes the 4-game slump.
Zach LaVine had 19 points and 7 assists, while Domantas Sabonis contributed 8 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists. The Kings made 37 of 91 shots from the field (40.7%) and 23 of 48 (47.9%) from beyond the arc.
"I feel like the attention to detail obviously wasn’t there, and then their transition baskets
and us not doing well on offense, I feel like it affected us a little bit," Murray said. "We turned it around in the third quarter, but at that point, it’s too late.
The Thunder made 10 of 17 shots (58.8%) from the field, 5 of 8 (62.5%) in 3-point territory, and all 6 shots from the free-throw line to open with a 31-21 lead in the 1st quarter. lead.
The Thunder led by 24 points in the 2nd frame and 64-42 at intermission. As a unit, OKC made 12 of 21 shots from beyond the arc (57.1%).
Behind tenacious defense, the Kings opened up the 3rd quarter on a 19-4 run, concluded with a 3-point basket by Murray to cut the Thunder’s margin to 68-61.OKC went back up by 14 points until the Kings rolled back to cut the lead 79-73 on a free throw by LaRavia with 1:55 remaining. The
Thunder held on to an 89-81 lead to end the 3rd frame.
"We know that we never panic when runs and stuff like that happen, especially on the road," Gilegeous-Alexander said. "Like they’re going to throw a punch, and it’s just about us withstanding their run and then making ours. Eventually go on more runs and we did that tonight.”
While the Kings were trailing 107-94, OKC composed a 12-o run that led to Christie clearing his bench for the night. The Thunder have won 14 of their last 15 games, including 7 straight victories.
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PA IMPRESSIONS:
Malik Monk is still out for the Kings with an illness.
The Kings dished out 32 assists but only scored 20 points in the paint due to a high volume of shots taken from the perimeter..
ESSENTIAL CONCLUSIONS
Kings: They had 10 steals in the game.
Thunder: made 23 of 39 shots (59%) from the field in the 1st half.
SIGNIFICANT JUNCTURES
The Kings outscored the Thunder 39-25 in the 3rd phase. Murray had 16 points, including 5 made treys out of 6 attempts for the Kings.
KEY DATA
OKC Bench outscored the Kings’ reserve 43-28. Jaylin Williams and Isaiah Joe combined for 29 points off the bench for the Thunder.
UP NEXT
OKC Bench outscored the Kings’ reserve 43-28. Jaylin Williams and Isaiah Joe combined for 29 points off the bench for the Thunder.
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