⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
-10Q118-28
-6Q221-27
-3Q325-27
-4Q430-31
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen
Key battles
25%Three-point accuracy54%
5Steals11
14Turnovers8
20Free throws made12
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 9:10 · UTAH 46-64 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
