⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 7:30 · OKC 56-35 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brent Barry Bad Pass. Stolen by Maurice Williams.
Q4 4:07 · OKC 74-68 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:23 · OKC 63-54 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Raja Bell Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 2:23 · OKC 35-24 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
