⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 30
- Made three threes to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 10:52 · UTAH 35-22 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 4:31 · UTAH 72-51 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 3:54 · UTAH 94-74 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 2:13 · UTAH 42-37 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:32 · UTAH 77-69 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
