⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the fourth quarter
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 dragged them back level
Q3 6:28 · OKC 49-49 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q4 8:49 · OKC 76-62 UTAH
- Winner
Rashard Lewis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ray Allen.
Q4 0:34 · OKC 81-80 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Offensive Foul
Q4 2:20 · OKC 78-74 UTAH
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Foul
Q4 2:20 · OKC 78-74 UTAH
- Turnover
Predrag Drobnjak Lost Ball. Stolen by Karl Malone.
Q4 1:44 · OKC 78-76 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 5:52 · OKC 76-71 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 2:35 · OKC 78-80 UTAH
- Lead
Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by John Stockton.
Q4 0:45 · OKC 78-80 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl Malone missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:34 · OKC 76-68 UTAH
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko Bad Pass. Stolen by Reggie Evans.
Q4 0:10 · OKC 81-80 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
