โฑ๏ธHow 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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ UTAH better than we expected
โผ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 35
Key battles
๐Good 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 cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 7:50 ยท UTAH 83-99 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Owens misses technical free throw
Q2 10:29 ยท UTAH 32-33 OKC

Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Fortson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:29 ยท UTAH 32-33 OKC
- Technical
Danny Fortson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 9:10 ยท UTAH 74-94 OKC
๐The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |









