Man, this is a fun rivalry.

In the end, Sacramento couldn't stop the Thunder, a familiar refrain. One hundred eight points for OKC in 91 possessions, an offensive rating of 118.5. The Kings played efficiently — 112 offensive rating, an effective field goal percentage of .537, only about one turnover for every 10 possessions (excellent). But despite a lesser shooting clip (.500 eFG) and a few more turnovers, Oklahoma City again cleaned up on the offensive glass. For the second straight game between these teams, the Thunder grabbed at least 40 percent of its offensive rebound opportunities. That's just almost insurmountable, especially as the Kings were relatively ineffective on their offensive glass. Those offensive rebounds completely reversed the shooting and turnover advantages Sacramento had. The free throw shooting — OKC hit 22-25, Sacramento only 15-24 — created the separation.

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Evans started 1-5. He finished 9-16. That means between the six-minute mark of the second quarter and the end of the game, he shot 8-11. Brilliant. He even dropped some jumpers. If only he'd been able to knock down those free throws — he hit only one of four in the final minutes.

Landry started 5-6 and finished … 9-13, which is really damn good, man. That's a True Shooting of .658.

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Ride that invisible horsie, Francisco. Ride it.

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Westbrook is simply incredible. He basically played the second half of the game half-blind. His eye was effectively swollen shut, where it wasn't stitched shut. And what'd he do in the fourth? Thirteen points on 4-8 from the field, 5-6 from the line. (Yes, a half-blind dude outshot the Kings from the free throw stripe in the fourth. Damn curse of the Indian burial ground.)

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Evans called out Nocioni for some ridiculous shots late in the game. (See the FanShot on the front page.) Right on, brother. Preach! Nocioni has obliterated the normal definition of trigger-happy. We need a new word.

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Welcome back, J.T. Eight rebounds (tied for team-high with Landry) in 30 minutes 10 days after fracturing two bones in his back. Brilliant. (Eleven points on 5-12 shooting, also.)