⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third 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
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 44- Owned the paint, 42 points inside 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 took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 2:54 · UTAH 52-46 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 0:01 · UTAH 65-50 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:38 · UTAH 12-23 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
