Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn SAS
SAS scored 15 pts off OKC's 11 turnovers (1.36 PPP allowed).
6 of 11 TOVs (55%) led to a make.
- 02highScoring chainsOn SAS
Gilgeous-Alexander got 20 of his 29 pts via pull-up jumpers (9 makes, 69% up 22 pp from season avg 47%).
2 from drives (4 pts) · 1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts)
- 03medScoring chainsOn OKC
Castle got 9 of his 23 pts via catch-and-shoot (3 makes, 39% down 14 pp from season avg 53%).
2 from pull-up jumpers (5 pts) · 2 from other actions (5 pts)
- 04medScoring chainsOn OKC
Fox got 8 of his 12 pts via drives (4 makes, 67% up 37 pp from season avg 29%).
1 from post-ups (2 pts) · 1 from other actions (2 pts)
- 05medScoring chainsOn SAS
McCain got 9 of his 20 pts via catch-and-shoot (3 makes, 45% down 6 pp from season avg 51%).
2 from other actions (6 pts) · 2 from pull-up jumpers (5 pts)
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | OKC | 13/22 59% | 11/24 46% | 9/23 39% | 10/26 38% | 43/95 45% |
| SAS | 11/27 41% | 3/21 14% | 14/22 64% | 8/23 35% | 36/93 39% | |
| 3P | OKC | 5/6 83% | 5/8 63% | 2/8 25% | 2/9 22% | 14/31 45% |
| SAS | 3/11 27% | 2/9 22% | 3/7 43% | 2/10 20% | 10/37 27% | |
| FT | OKC | 3/4 75% | 4/5 80% | 8/9 89% | 1/2 50% | 16/20 80% |
| SAS | 3/4 75% | 8/8 100% | 5/7 71% | 6/6 100% | 22/25 88% | |
| REB | OKC | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 47 |
| SAS | 8 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 45 | |
| AST | OKC | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| SAS | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 21 | |
| TOV | OKC | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| SAS | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Paint PTS | OKC | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 42 |
| SAS | 14 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 48 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — SAS ahead above the line, OKC below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (5) and ties (4).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC · Starter | 36:05 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13/27 | 3/7 | +6 |
Jared McCain OKC | 22:10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7/9 | 6/8 | +20 |
Chet Holmgren OKC · Starter | 30:31 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3/8 | 0/1 | -1 |
Jalen Williams OKC · Starter | 29:56 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5/16 | 1/2 | -5 |
Alex Caruso OKC | 24:43 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/4 | 2/2 | +16 |
Aday Mara OKC | 11:44 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 | 0/0 | +9 |
Cason Wallace OKC · Starter | 19:15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3/8 | 0/4 | -5 |
Jaylin Williams OKC | 16:52 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/5 | -4 |
Ajay Mitchell OKC | 22:41 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/8 | 0/1 | +12 |
Isaiah Hartenstein OKC · Starter | 17:25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/0 | +6 |
Kenrich Williams OKC | 7:04 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | +6 |
Otega Oweh OKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Nikola Topić OKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Thomas Sorber OKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Josh Dix OKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Brooks Barnhizer OKC | 0:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Bennett Stirtz OKC | 0:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | OKC | SAS | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 42 | 48 | SAS +6 |
| Fast break | 12 | 31 | SAS +19 |
| Off turnovers | 16 | 17 | SAS +1 |
| 2nd chance | 19 | 15 | OKC +4 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | OKC | SAS |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 267 | 271 |
| Touches | 347 | 365 |
| Distance (mi) | 17.9 | 18.1 |
| Pull-up FG | 21/47 (45%) | 18/45 (40%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 22/47 (47%) | 17/44 (39%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:55TOVSAS109–97 · OKC +12Harper Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T14); Gilgeous-Alexander STEAL (3 STL)
- 2:50MISSOKC109–97 · OKC +12MISS McCain 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
- 2:42MISSSAS109–97 · OKC +12MISS Harper 4' Running Layup; Holmgren BLOCK (4 BLK)
- 2:36MISSSAS109–97 · OKC +12MISS Johnson 10' Putback Layup; Hartenstein BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 2:11PTSOKC111–97 · OKC +14Hartenstein 8' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (McCain 2 AST)
- 1:58MISSSAS111–97 · OKC +14MISS Castle 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:56MISSOKC111–97 · OKC +14MISS Jal. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2
- 1:56PTSOKC112–97 · OKC +15Jal. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
- 1:46PTSSAS112–100 · OKC +12Castle 28' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Fox 7 AST)
- 1:20MISSOKC112–100 · OKC +12MISS Gilgeous-Alexander 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
- 0:57PTSOKC114–100 · OKC +14Mitchell 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
- 0:47PTSSAS114–101 · OKC +13Jones Garcia Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 0:47PTSSAS114–102 · OKC +12Jones Garcia Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 0:23PTSOKC116–102 · OKC +14Mara 2' Turnaround Hook Shot (7 PTS)
- 0:11MISSSAS116–102 · OKC +14MISS Jones Garcia 3' Driving Layup
- 0:07MISSSAS116–102 · OKC +14MISS Gillespie 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:02PTSSAS116–104 · OKC +12Gillespie 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
- 1:15MISSSAS116–104 · OKC +12MISS Castle 3' Running Layup; Gilgeous-Alexander BLOCK (3 BLK)