⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-13 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
- Steal
Jeff Green stole it from Kyle Korver
Q4 0:37 · OKC 90-97 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul (Kyle Korver draws the foul)
Q4 1:15 · OKC 90-96 UTAH
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 1:15 · OKC 90-96 UTAH
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 0:10 · OKC 94-101 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Steal
Carlos Boozer stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:10 · OKC 94-101 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · OKC 90-97 UTAH
- Turnover
Kyle Korver bad pass
Q4 0:37 · OKC 90-97 UTAH
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · OKC 94-101 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
