⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 26
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 2:18 · OKC 24-9 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brent Barry missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:15 · OKC 8-5 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
