⏱️How 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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 33-15 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 38 fast break points to 9
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 36
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q4 11:07 · OKC 99-68 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 33
Q4 4:48 · OKC 111-78 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 38 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
