⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 5:50 · OKC 79-84 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:45 · OKC 81-86 UTAH
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:45 · OKC 81-86 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:48 · OKC 9-15 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 2:16 · OKC 34-48 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 4:11 · OKC 76-84 UTAH
- Turnover
Gordan Giricek Turnover
Q4 0:56 · OKC 85-89 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
