Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationThunder beat the Kings 121-105 for their 7th straight win
Chet Holmgren added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Alex Caruso scored 15 to give the NBA-leading Thunder their 14th win in 15 games.
Keegan Murray scored 28 points with nine 3-pointers and Zach LaVine added 19 to lead the Kings. Sacramento has dropped four straight games.
The Thunder broke out to a big lead in the first half that grew to 24 points. The Kings scored 16 straight early in the third quarter to get the deficit back into single digits but were never able to get closer than six the rest of the way.
Oklahoma City then pulled away in a dominant fourth quarter.
Kings: Sacramento fell to 2-4 on a seven-game homestand and is in serious danger of missing the play-in tournament. The Kings fell into a tie with Phoenix for ninth place in the Western Conference and have only a half-game lead over Dallas for the final play-in spot.
Regular Season Series
OKC wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 121 - 105 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 121 - 105 |
| 4th 1.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 121 - 105 |
| 4th 25.2 |  |
Doug McDermott makes 23-foot three point jumper (Terry Taylor assists) | 121 - 105 |
| 4th 34.0 | |
Markelle Fultz defensive rebound | 121 - 102 |
Statistics
 OKC |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-82 | FG | 37-91 |
| 52.4 | Field Goal % | 40.7 |
| 19-32 | 3PT | 23-47 |
| 59.4 | Three Point % | 48.9 |
| 16-20 | FT | 8-12 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 46 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 30 | Assists | 32 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 23 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jake LaRavia, F | Out | Apr 15 |
| Malik Monk, SG | Out | Apr 9 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ousmane Dieng, F | Out | Apr 25 |
| Nikola Topic, G | Out | Jan 12 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,060 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
68 | 14 | .829 | - | W4 |
 Denver |
50 | 32 | .610 | 18 | W3 |
 Minnesota |
49 | 33 | .598 | 19 | W3 |
 Portland |
36 | 46 | .439 | 32 | W1 |
 Utah |
17 | 65 | .207 | 51 | L2 |
2024-25 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
50 | 32 | .610 | - | L1 |
 LA Clippers |
50 | 32 | .610 | - | W8 |
 Golden State |
48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
 Sacramento |
40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | W1 |
 Phoenix |
36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | L1 |
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