⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:18 · OKC 16-15 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 1:04 · OKC 28-19 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 1:28 · OKC 52-37 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:30 · OKC 38-35 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Ostertag Technical Foul
Q2 5:47 · OKC 37-27 UTAH
- Flagrant
John Starks Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 10:48 · OKC 80-69 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
