⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 29 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 4:26 · OKC 51-46 UTAH
- Ties it
Vladimir Radmanovic made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ray Allen.
Q4 0:10 · OKC 110-110 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
OT 2:14 · OKC 129-117 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels Bad Pass. Stolen by Raja Bell.
Q4 0:51 · OKC 105-108 UTAH
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 0:21 · OKC 126-117 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Ties it
Mehmet Okur made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
OT 4:22 · OKC 112-112 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Howard Eisley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mehmet Okur.
OT 3:40 · OKC 114-115 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raja Bell Offensive Foul
Q4 1:23 · OKC 103-108 UTAH
- Turnover
Howard Eisley Bad Pass. Stolen by Rashard Lewis.
OT 2:47 · OKC 116-115 UTAH
- Turnover
Raja Bell Bad Pass
OT 1:23 · OKC 121-117 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 2 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
