⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 20
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 5:16 · UTAH 48-41 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:03 · UTAH 67-63 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:37 · UTAH 85-80 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 4:01 · UTAH 87-81 OKC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:13 · UTAH 89-87 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
