⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:48 · OKC 15-12 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 1:30 · OKC 28-16 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 7:33 · OKC 48-28 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:47 · OKC 68-37 UTAH
- Flagrant
Hasheem Thabeet flagrant foul type 1 (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
Q4 11:45 · OKC 79-57 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 9:48 · OKC 4-10 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
DeMarre Carroll flagrant foul type 1 (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
Q3 5:47 · OKC 68-37 UTAH
- Technical
Double technical foul - Marvin Williams and Hasheem Thabeet
Q4 11:45 · OKC 80-58 UTAH
- Technical
Enes Kanter technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 11:45 · OKC 80-59 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
