⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 27- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 26
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 25-14 off them
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:14 · OKC 12-4 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 8:04 · OKC 69-55 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:32 · OKC 27-26 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
