⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 26 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their ten
Key battles
🏀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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:08 · UTAH 32-30 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 4:18 · UTAH 55-41 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 4:22 · UTAH 84-62 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur bad pass
Q4 5:00 · UTAH 95-89 OKC
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 4:13 · UTAH 95-89 OKC
- Turnover
Matt Harpring bad pass
Q4 0:32 · UTAH 101-100 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 0:01 · UTAH 87-73 OKC
- Steal
Nick Collison stole it from Matt Harpring
Q4 0:32 · UTAH 101-100 OKC
- Winner
Rashard Lewis hit a 14-foot two point shot
Q4 0:21 · UTAH 101-102 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 4:47 · UTAH 95-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Mickael Gelabale misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:42 · UTAH 95-90 OKC
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 3:03 · UTAH 97-91 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
