⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 25-13 off them- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 56
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
- Steal
Gordon Hayward stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:12 · UTAH 94-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alec Burks bad pass
Q4 0:37 · UTAH 92-95 OKC
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · UTAH 94-97 OKC
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · UTAH 94-97 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Kevin Durant stole it from Alec Burks
Q4 0:37 · UTAH 92-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 4:20 · UTAH 89-90 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:07 · UTAH 92-95 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 0:12 · UTAH 94-97 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 9 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
