⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second quarter- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 52
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 took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 0:39 · UTAH 33-31 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:05 · UTAH 64-60 OKC
- Ties it
Gordon Hayward hit a 26-foot three jumper, Joe Ingles with the assist
Q4 0:10 · UTAH 95-95 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 4:24 · UTAH 47-56 OKC
- Go-ahead
Russell Westbrook hit a 21-foot two point shot
Q4 1:54 · UTAH 88-89 OKC
- Winner
Russell Westbrook hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 0:01 · UTAH 95-97 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
