⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- They went cold, three of sixteen from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 28
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 from level to 9 points up
Q2 3:29 · OKC 53-44 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 4:48 · OKC 71-58 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q4 6:30 · OKC 95-75 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Collison technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 9:10 · OKC 33-31 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
