Thunder vs. Kings: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Oklahoma City Thunder (17-34) play against the Sacramento Kings (35-35) at Golden 1 Center

Game Time: 10:00 PM EST on Saturday February 5, 2022

Oklahoma City Thunder 101, Sacramento Kings 113 (Q4 01:14)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

James Ham @James_HamNBA
Tyrese Haliburton is up to 17 assists. – 12:11 AM
Royce Young @royceyoung
New career-high for Josh Giddey: 22 points, plus 8 assists and 4 rebounds. He’s played with a lot of offensive aggressiveness without SGA and Dort tonight. – 12:11 AM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Harrison Barnes is up to 24 points now as he puts his Kings likely up for good 113-101 with 1:33 to play. – 12:11 AM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Tre Mann is Jalen Green without the hype: my column. – 12:09 AM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Josh Giddey has a career-high 22 points. – 12:09 AM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Josh Giddey has a career high 20 points.
Three of OKC’s rookies have reached the 20 point mark this season. – 12:08 AM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Josh Giddey and Tre Mann have combined for 36 shots, 18 a piece. Someone has to get shots up with SGA and Dort out. – 12:07 AM
Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
The Kings scored 100+ points! Power up at your local Power Market to receive this special offer!
@MYPMSTORE | https://t.co/tPwa77Ozcc pic.twitter.com/8rLbmPBGKJ12:05 AM

James Ham @James_HamNBA
Harkless just got out of the way and let Haliburton pick up his 7th rebound. Haliburton already has 11 points and 14 assists. – 12:04 AM
Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
the assist that keeps on giving 🏀   
   
@Tyrese Haliburton records a new career-high in assists (14). pic.twitter.com/OKMKG6t3BQ12:02 AM

Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Wow Poku in transition was fun to watch. Thunder has trimmed the Kings lead to 8 with 6:32 to play – 12:01 AM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Tyrese Haliburton has a new career high in assists with 14 and counting here in the 4th – 11:58 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Kings with their largest lead – up 15 to start the 4th. All 5 starters in double figures for Sacramento. – 11:53 PM
Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Tyrese Haliburton is feeling himself a little right now with a career-high 14 assists. – 11:53 PM
Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
The lob ➡ the finish 😨
@Tyrese Haliburton picks up his 14th double-double (11 PTS, and 10 AST) of the season assisting @Chimezie Metu for the dunk 💥 pic.twitter.com/Tc3TvZEf8q11:53 PM

James Ham @James_HamNBA
Tyrese Haliburton sets a new career-high with 14 assists. – 11:52 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Kings lead 89-79 heading to the fourth. Haliburton and Harkless both have double-doubles. Barnes leads with 20 points. – 11:47 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Maurice Harkless with his first double double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Kings lead the Thunder 89-79 headed to the 4th. – 11:47 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Double-double for Harkless. – 11:46 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Tyrese Haliburton’s 14 double-double of the season, leads his Kings in that department. 11 points and 10 assists tonight vs. OKC – 11:44 PM
Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton has his 14th double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 assists. – 11:43 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Tyrese Haliburton just notched his team-high 14th double-double of the season. 11 points and 10 assists. – 11:42 PM
Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
𝕭𝖑𝖆𝖈𝖐 𝕱𝖆𝖑𝖈𝖔𝖓 picking up where he left off 😤
@Harrison Barnes lead all scorers with 20 points pic.twitter.com/Ztf9GXnN6Q11:38 PM

James Ham @James_HamNBA
Season-high 8 rebounds for Harkless. Previous high was 5. 16 points is second highest output of the season. – 11:31 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
just poured more coffee and OKC IS COMING OUT HOT 🥵☕🔥 pic.twitter.com/omBBP0gRFl11:29 PM

Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
Enter for your chance to win a $500 Kings Prize Pack and a year’s worth of detergent courtesy of @Droppslaundry 🧼 

Enter today at https://t.co/O3GTi7Aoa3 pic.twitter.com/qmPsqIWmWa11:29 PM

Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Davion Mitchell turning on the jets there in transition. – 11:29 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder were down double digits in the first half and now have a second half lead.
Water is wet.
Sky is blue. – 11:25 PM
Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
Recognizing Cassandra Walker Pye with a Dream All-Star award for her 40 years of work in public affairs.
Powered by @SMUDUpdates pic.twitter.com/5UA7BCqvYP11:24 PM

Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Josh Giddey just pulled up for a transition three and drained it. Timeout Kings as the Thunder takes a 66-65 lead. – 11:24 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
OKC coming out firing here in the third. Kings trail 66-65. – 11:24 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
The Lakers traded 2 NBA champions, Montrezl Harrell and a first-round pick for Russell Westbrook. I was wrong about Westbrook’s standing as an elite player — he’s well past his prime -1 but I was right about this fit.
Buddy Hield made more sense IMO. – 11:14 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Halftime: Kings 64, Thunder 57
– Both teams shooting north of 50%
– Giddey has 11 points on 11 shots
– Mann has 10 points on 11 shots
– OKC leads 8-0 in FB points, 19-9 in bench pts – 11:06 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Kings lead the Thunder 64-57 at the half in Sacramento. Harrison Barnes & Maurice Harkless with 16 points each for the Kings – shooting 55%. OKC gets 11pts from Josh Giddey. – 11:05 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
bro they going crazy about Tre on Bag twitter
@Tre Mann | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/60MnRnQPLY11:05 PM

Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
HALFTIME: Kings lead the Thunder, 64-57.  

👑 @Moe Harkless: 16 PTS, 5 REB  
👑 @Harrison Barnes: 16 PTS, 7 REB  
👑 @Tyrese Haliburton: 9 PTS, 8 AST pic.twitter.com/q0V6xIw0Nu11:05 PM

James Ham @James_HamNBA
Kings lead 64-57 at the half. 16 points each for Harrison Barnes and Moe Harkless. Haliburton on triple-double watch — 9 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds. – 11:04 PM
Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Kings lead the Thunder 64-57 at the half. Harrison Barnes and Maurice Harkless have been terrific with 16 points apiece. Tyrese Haliburton has nine points, four rebounds and eight assists. – 11:04 PM
Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
Giddey-to-Kenrich is like a modern Hollywood reboot of Collison-to-Harden – 11:03 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
They said OKC should play Poku to help the tank.
Poku: pic.twitter.com/wznhQv0JQg10:58 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Richaun Holmes took a shot to the face, took his glasses off immediately and walked to the Kings bench. He shook it off and remains in the game – 10:58 PM
Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
Honoring Stephanie Nguyen for the Lunar New Year Community Impact Award 🙌
Nguyen has provided resources and support in the Elk Groove communities to improve self-sufficiency. pic.twitter.com/YhIZ40y3d010:48 PM

Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Giddey is playing extra aggressive tonight. He’s 5-of-8, and all but one of his makes have come in the paint. – 10:45 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
French Grand Prix 🏁
#ThéoMaledon | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/Kz4LP4AapE10:44 PM

James Ham @James_HamNBA
Buddy Hield with his second triple. – 10:42 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Josh Giddey has the floater working tonight. – 10:41 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Moe Harkless poster dunk. 10 points for the vet. – 10:38 PM
Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
The Athletic reported that the Kings want to keep De’Aaron Fox, but rival GMs aren’t buying it.
“Numerous competing teams continue to believe that Sacramento is willing to part with De’Aaron Fox despite the Kings’ stated preference,” writes @Marc Stein. basketballnews.com/stories/rival-…10:37 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Harrison Barnes has 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists here in the first quarter. Kings OKC lead 36-30. – 10:34 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Neemias Queta is here in Sacramento in uniform. At this pace, the Kings will play 5 centers and all of them will have 2 or more fouls. – 10:27 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Poku is checking in for the Thunder, for the first time in nearly a month. – 10:27 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Alex Len sighting. – 10:26 PM
Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
✅ @Moe Harkless dunk.  
✅ @Tyrese Haliburton steal.  
✅ @Davion Mitchell stepback jumper.  

you love to see it. pic.twitter.com/CJXfEt6M6P10:23 PM

James Ham @James_HamNBA
We’re having a Moe-Ment. 8 points early for Harkless. – 10:22 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
‘Hoos getting us started!
@Ty Jerome | @_mdiakite pic.twitter.com/ZTH6J9F8Sx10:20 PM

James Ham @James_HamNBA
Harrison Barnes with the up and under And-1 to start the game. 3-0 Kings. – 10:11 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
Nothing says SATURDAY NIGHT like Kings vs Thunder. 🥱 – 10:09 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
next up ⚡
Presented by @EnergyTransfer pic.twitter.com/cqKAiQD9rd10:03 PM

Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
The New Orleans Pelicans have been “really aggressive on the trade market for a guard,” according to @Brian Windhorst.
C.J. McCollum, De’Aaron Fox and Eric Gordon seem to be available, reports @Marc Stein. 👀 basketballnews.com/stories/pelica…10:00 PM
Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
We’re celebrating Lunar New Year tonight during our game against the Thunder🧧
Presented by @CacheCreekCR pic.twitter.com/HUMmYtQiD69:59 PM

Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
New Rule:
Berman had to ask Randle about potentially being traded to Sacramento before every game. pic.twitter.com/AauVIkBltR9:51 PM

Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
please god let the Thunder/Kings game start anything but this – 9:43 PM
Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
Tonight’s Starters Powered by @Verizon ⤵

👑 @Tyrese Haliburton
👑 @Davion Mitchell
👑 @Harrison Barnes
👑 @Moe Harkless
👑 @Richaun Holmes pic.twitter.com/KYiu24xkkF9:32 PM

Dave Mason @DeuceMason
Same starters for the Kings:
Haliburton, Mitchell, Barnes, Harkless and Holmes – 9:32 PM
Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Kings starters vs. Thunder:
G – Tyrese Haliburton
G – Davion Mitchell
F – Harrison Barnes
F – Moe Harkless
C – Richaun Holmes – 9:32 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Starters for @Sacramento Kings vs. Oklahoma City Thunder – 2/5:
G – Tyrese Haliburton
G – Davion Mitchell
F – Harrison Barnes
F – Moe Harkless
C – Richaun Holmes – 9:32 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Both De’Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley are out vs. Thunder. – 9:32 PM
Dave Mason @DeuceMason
De’Aaron Fox is out tonight vs. OKC. Tonight will be the 8th game he’s missed.
Bagley is out tonight as well. – 9:31 PM
Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox has been ruled out for tonight’s game against the Thunder. He will miss his eighth consecutive game due to left ankle soreness. Marvin Bagley III has been ruled out as well. He will miss his fourth game with a sprained left ankle. – 9:31 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Updated Injury Report vs. Oklahoma City Thunder – 2/5:
De’Aaron Fox (left ankle soreness) – OUT
Marvin Bagley III (left ankle sprain) – OUT – 9:31 PM
John Schuhmann @johnschuhmann
When the Rockets traded Chris Paul for Russell Westbrook, it was the THUNDER that got all the picks.
Amazing. – 9:31 PM
Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
Ladies and gentlemen, the weekend 💧
@MichelobULTRA | #ULTRADrip #JOYWINS pic.twitter.com/Qu3RSZJEp99:17 PM

Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Asked Mark Daigneault about how the Thunder is handling Poku differently this season than last season.
“He’s had a lot of experience, and we’re putting pressure on him to compete harder and to play tighter, be more efficient, that sort of thing.”
Full response from Daigneault pic.twitter.com/L2gv5CLfSl9:14 PM

James Ham @James_HamNBA
Tyrese Haliburton, man of the people. instagram.com/p/CZnl6lpJ0lK/…9:12 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Mark Daigneault said they will check Lu Dort out when the team gets back to OKC. Mentions Dort was hit in the face twice during last nights game. – 9:05 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Daigneault on Dort’s injury (facial contusion): “He got hit twice there. He had the Nurkic hit and then the Simons hit. We’ll check him out when we get back to OKC, but nothing further at this point.” – 9:05 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Josh Giddey
Tre Mann
Ty Jerome
Darius Bazley
Mamadi Diakite
That is the Thunder starters tonight. – 8:56 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Darius Bazley will start on Tyrese Haliburton, per Daigneaullt. Big test for Bazley, as the Thunder continues to stretch him defensively. – 8:54 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
i too watched the Sacramento Kings play this week, Julius Randle. welcome back. – 8:53 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Derrick Favors will also play tonight. He’s sat in eight of the last nine games. – 8:51 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Aleksej Pokusevski is in the rotation tonight per Mark Daigneault – 8:49 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Thunder starters at Kings:
– Giddey
– Mann
– Jerome
– Bazley
– Diakite – 8:43 PM
Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
Get a $2.50 bottled water with #ApplePay. Add your card to Apple Wallet before the game to get started. pic.twitter.com/NGp1EtxK0q8:30 PM

Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
De’Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley are both game-time decisions tonight for the Kings. – 8:28 PM
Noel Harris @NorCalNoel916
I take it the availability for the Kings’ De’Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley III will be a game-time decision. pic.twitter.com/zKmvTVs8uS8:22 PM

Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
De’Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley have been ruled gametime decisions for the Kings – 8:20 PM
Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Kings forward Marvin Bagley III will be a game-time decision vs. the Thunder tonight after missing the past three games with a left ankle sprain. – 8:19 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Marvin Bagley is also a game time decision. – 8:19 PM
Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox will be a game-time decision again tonight vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing the past seven games due to left ankle soreness. – 8:18 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
De’Aaron Fox is a game time decision again tonight with a sore left ankle. – 8:18 PM
Dave Mason @DeuceMason
Fox and Bagley are game-time decisions according to Alvin Gentry. – 8:18 PM
Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
Remember the last time a Thunder guard suffered a face injury in Portland pic.twitter.com/A6uIPiLOIB6:37 PM

Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
The Thunder wraps up its road trip with a chance to make it four in a row tonight against the Kings.
🎥 | @OUHealth Game Day Report pic.twitter.com/9r1JBpGJO56:02 PM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
After Klay Thompson caught fire during the Warriors’ win over the Kings, NBA Twitter exploded with different reactions. Here’s what fans and analysts were saying on Thursday. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-twit…6:00 PM
Dave Mason @DeuceMason
Lu Dort is out tonight against Sacramento. He got hit in the face late in last nights victory over Portland and is out with a facial contusion.
Fox and Bagley are questionable. – 5:19 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
No Lu Dort tonight (facial contusion/too good to get Jabari or Chet).
SGA and Lu’s absences means the ball is going to be in Josh Giddey’s hands even more tonight.
He could become the second youngest player to ever get a triple double, trailing only himself. – 5:09 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
De’Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley are both listed as questionable for Sacramento. Terence Davis is out. – 4:56 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Lu Dort, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Aaron Wiggins, Isaiah Roby, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Vit Krelci are all out for OKC tonight. – 4:55 PM
Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Warriors rookie Jonathan Kuminga showed off his ridiculous athleticism with a smooth dunk against the Kings on Thursday. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/02/04/wat…4:00 PM

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