⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 8:10 · UTAH 36-33 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 0:53 · UTAH 55-40 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jarron Collins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:12 · UTAH 5-4 OKC
- Missed FT
Ronnie Brewer misses technical free throw
Q1 5:22 · UTAH 13-14 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 4:31 · UTAH 15-25 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 6:37 · UTAH 64-52 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q1 9:12 · UTAH 5-4 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
