An orchestra of bouncing basketballs, screeching shoes, and the enthusiastic roars of the crowd set the stage at the NBA clash between the Sacramento Kings and the Oklahoma City Thunder. As the golden spotlight shone down and cast long shadows on the court, intensity built in the arena.
The first period was a calculated dance between two prominent teams, each move met by a countermove. Though the tempo started unhurried, neither of the teams let their guards down. The Thunder rained down a score of 30, stealing the first round from Kings but by a slender margin of just one point
