On February 6, Beijing time, the Kings played at home against the Thunder, and finally they defeated their opponents 113-103 to get their 20th victory of the season, ending the Thunder's three-game winning streak.
Statistics
For the Kings, Barnes had 24 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, Harry Burton had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 17 assists and 2 steals, Harkless had 18 points and 11 rebounds, David Mitchell had 17 points, Holmes had 14 points and 6 rebounds, Metu had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, and Hield had 9 points.
Thunder Josh Gidey had 24 points, four rebounds and eight assists, Bezley had 18 points, seven rebounds and three steals, Trey Mann had 16 points, three rebounds and three assists, and Pokushevsky had 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists.
Great shots
In an attack in the first quarter, Harkless rushed into the box with the ball and was disturbed, but he grabbed the offensive rebound himself, clipped Diakit, and staged the beast fierceness.
Harkless contributed a classic goal many times in this game, and in the second quarter, he carried the ball to the basket, dodged the defense, completed the folding dunk, and the whole action was completed in one go.
The Kings played a fast-forward advantage in this game, with Halliburton completing a layup against the three-man defense in a counter-attack and creating a foul to make it 2+1.
Game review
As soon as the game came up, Barnes made a foul under the basket to score 2+1 to open the record for the Kings. The two teams started with you coming and going, and after Diakit hit a free throw, the Thunder trailed 10-12. Harkless was active on the offensive end, not only grabbing offensive rebounds to complete the next person dunk, but also decisively hitting a three-pointer on the outside, and the Kings played a wave of 7-0 to pull the score apart. You sang me out, Bezley hooked up to 2+1, Kenridge Williams hit a 3-pointer, and the Thunder responded with a 9-1 run to close the point difference to one point. In the final minute of the first quarter, Hield and Barnes hit long-range shots to help the Kings take a 36-30 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Back in the second quarter, Harry Burton hit a jumper and Gidey then returned the color in the same way. The two teams continued to face each other, and whenever the Kings wanted to pull the point difference apart, the Thunder could use their resilience to catch up with the score. With two minutes left in the quarter, Trey Mamba hit a jumper and the Thunder trailed 57-60. In the time since, the Thunder have missed 4 consecutive shots, the Kings, Harkless hit a three-pointer, Holmes made two fouls and one shot, and at the end of the half, the Kings led 64-57, and their shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate were as high as 54.5% and 52.9%, respectively.
In the second half, the Thunder were in full swing, Beziley scored four points in a row, Andie also hit three points, and the Thunder played a 9-1 offensive wave to reverse the score. After a brief scoring drought, the Kings found their offensive feel, and they responded with a wave of 10-2, and after Barnes scored quickly, the Kings took a 75-68 lead. Trey Mann and Gidy hit jumpers in succession, and the Thunder then sent a 7-0 wave back, and the two teams returned to the same running line again. The Kings changed tactics and launched consecutive attacks from the inside, instigating a wave of 12-0 attacks to pull the score apart. After a series of twists and turns, the Kings ended the third quarter with an 89-79 lead.
In the final quarter, the Kings continued their good form, they played a wave of 9-2, Metu made a contribution to the basket, the Kings led 98-81. The Thunder then used a combination of inside and outside to respond to a 9-0 offensive wave, and after Pokushevsky's layup, the Thunder again narrowed the point difference to single digits. In the time that followed, the two teams were caught in a tug-of-war, and in the end, the Thunder lost 103-113 in a stalemate.
Both sides started
Thunder: Diakit, Beziley, Trey Mann, Jerome, Gidey
Kings: Barnes, Harkless, Holmes, David Mitchell, Halliburton