Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Sacramento Kings
October 28, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Kings 107-101 on 2025-10-28 at home. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Aaron Wiggins, and Cason Wallace. The Kings started Russell Westbrook, DeMar DeRozan, Dennis Schröder, Zach LaVine, and Domantas Sabonis. Russell Westbrook (Kings) scored 11 points (5/7) in his matchups, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as his primary defender. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 17 points (6/14) in his matchups, with Russell Westbrook as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
107
Did not play: Ousmane Dieng (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAC
Sacramento Kings
101
Did not play: Dylan Cardwell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Isaac Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision), Doug McDermott (DNP - Coach's Decision), Maxime Raynaud (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dario Šarić (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Cason Wallace Starter 14.3 min
- Alex Caruso · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Jaylin Williams · Ajay Mitchell 5.4 min
- Alex Caruso · Isaiah Hartenstein · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins · Ajay Mitchell 4.9 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Jaylin Williams · Ajay Mitchell · Branden Carlson 3.1 min
- Alex Caruso · Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Aaron Wiggins 3.1 min
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
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Dennis Schröder
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Russell Westbrook
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Zach LaVine
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DeMar DeRozan
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Domantas Sabonis
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Dennis Schröder · Zach LaVine · Domantas Sabonis Starter 13.2 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Dennis Schröder · Zach LaVine · Domantas Sabonis · Keon Ellis 6.6 min
- Dennis Schröder · Zach LaVine · Domantas Sabonis · Malik Monk · Keon Ellis 5.9 min
- Russell Westbrook · DeMar DeRozan · Malik Monk · Drew Eubanks · Keon Ellis 5.1 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Malik Monk · Drew Eubanks · Keon Ellis · Devin Carter 4.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Thunder defense
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Russell Westbrook 11 pts (5/7) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31 %, 4 pts) · Luguentz Dort (14 %, 3 pts) · Aaron Wiggins (13 %, 2 pts)
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Malik Monk 19 pts (7/9) in 46 possessions
Guarded by: Ajay Mitchell (23 %, 5 pts) · Luguentz Dort (17 %, 2 pts) · Cason Wallace (16 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Russell Westbrook: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Dennis Schröder: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Aaron Wiggins | Zach LaVine: 14 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · DeMar DeRozan: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Luguentz Dort | DeMar DeRozan: 20 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Zach LaVine: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Domantas Sabonis: 31 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Russell Westbrook: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cason Wallace | Dennis Schröder: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zach LaVine: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Alex Caruso | Zach LaVine: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Russell Westbrook: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Malik Monk: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Keon Ellis: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/4) |
| Jaylin Williams | Domantas Sabonis: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Drew Eubanks: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Brooks Barnhizer | DeMar DeRozan: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Devin Carter: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Branden Carlson | DeMar DeRozan: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Drew Eubanks: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Chris Youngblood | Russell Westbrook: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Drew Eubanks: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Kings defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 17 pts (6/14) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Russell Westbrook (23 %, 8 pts) · Keon Ellis (17 %, 3 pts) · Dennis Schröder (17 %, 0 pts)
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Ajay Mitchell 5 pts (2/3) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Malik Monk (25 %, 3 pts) · Keon Ellis (22 %, 0 pts) · Dennis Schröder (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan | Luguentz Dort: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Cason Wallace: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Domantas Sabonis | Isaiah Hartenstein: 30 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Jaylin Williams: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Zach LaVine | Luguentz Dort: 16 poss., 8 pts (2/4) · Cason Wallace: 16 poss., 11 pts (4/5) |
| Dennis Schröder | Aaron Wiggins: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Russell Westbrook | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 16 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Alex Caruso: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Malik Monk | Ajay Mitchell: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Luguentz Dort: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Keon Ellis | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Aaron Wiggins: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Drew Eubanks | Isaiah Hartenstein: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylin Williams: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Devin Carter | Brooks Barnhizer: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Ajay Mitchell: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |