⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 34 free throws to their 24- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 7:43 · OKC 16-4 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 7:52 · OKC 40-28 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 5:26 · OKC 101-76 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:03 · OKC 64-47 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 13 | Blocks | 3 |
