⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 38 rebounds to 26
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 0:41 · UTAH 92-79 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 7:20 · UTAH 102-83 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - DeMarre Carroll and Kevin Durant
Q4 6:05 · UTAH 100-83 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:09 · UTAH 45-42 OKC
- Flagrant
Kendrick Perkins flagrant foul type 1 (Al Jefferson draws the foul)
Q2 2:41 · UTAH 53-46 OKC
- Flagrant
Kevin Durant flagrant foul type 1 (Alec Burks draws the foul)
Q4 6:05 · UTAH 100-83 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 13 |
