⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 54
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 7 down to 1 up
Q2 2:43 · UTAH 52-51 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 7:09 · UTAH 88-96 OKC
- Steal
Carlos Boozer stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 2:30 · UTAH 88-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
Q4 2:26 · UTAH 88-96 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Thabo Sefolosha stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 2:26 · UTAH 88-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 2:30 · UTAH 88-96 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
