⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
-6Q121-29
+9Q231-23
-3Q320-21
-7Q416-25
▼ 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 Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 23-14 off them
Key battles
4Steals12
15Free throws made28
26Turnovers15
14Points off turnovers23
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 1:12 · UTAH 22-12 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Fortson Technical Foul. Fortson's 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 8:48 · UTAH 11-7 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
