⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 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, 46 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 28
A 12-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 22 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:54 · OKC 13-5 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 1:44 · OKC 26-13 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 22
Q4 3:04 · OKC 92-70 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Lucas III misses technical free throw
Q1 3:46 · OKC 13-7 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
