⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
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
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:45 · OKC 10-2 UTAH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q2 0:48 · OKC 62-39 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q3 0:39 · OKC 86-60 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 5:50 · OKC 68-54 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
