⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 9
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 8:41 · OKC 63-58 UTAH
- Ties it
Serge Ibaka hit a 23-foot three jumper, Kevin Durant with the assist
Q4 0:49 · OKC 94-94 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 0:14 · OKC 104-96 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:20 · OKC 31-44 UTAH
- Flagrant
Nick Collison flagrant foul type 1 (Rodney Hood draws the foul)
Q3 1:07 · OKC 71-73 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:48 · OKC 4-11 UTAH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q2 5:43 · OKC 35-51 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 4:00 · OKC 71-79 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elijah Millsap bad pass
Q4 3:36 · OKC 85-90 UTAH
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · OKC 89-93 UTAH
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward bad pass
Q4 0:01 · OKC 96-96 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 13 | Blocks | 2 |
