⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 18 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 34 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their ten
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:33 · UTAH 37-30 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q4 4:16 · UTAH 112-99 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trey Burke misses technical free throw
Q4 10:15 · UTAH 92-76 OKC
- Technical
Enes Kanter technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:19 · UTAH 92-79 OKC
- Turnover
Alec Burks lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · UTAH 99-94 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 3:06 · UTAH 88-74 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Scott Brooks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:15 · UTAH 92-76 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
