⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 28 from 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 4:16 · UTAH 40-47 OKC
- Steal
Trey Burke stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 1:32 · UTAH 86-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trey Burke misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:13 · UTAH 82-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Trevor Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · UTAH 86-87 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:47 · UTAH 2-11 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 3:11 · UTAH 13-27 OKC
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 1:06 · UTAH 87-90 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 1:32 · UTAH 86-87 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
