⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 22 from three
- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their seven
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:20 · OKC 49-39 UTAH
- Winner
Russell Westbrook hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 0:15 · OKC 107-106 UTAH
- Steal
Jerami Grant stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 0:01 · OKC 108-106 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:39 · OKC 96-92 UTAH
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:01 · OKC 96-95 UTAH
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · OKC 109-106 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:37 · OKC 22-20 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:29 · OKC 31-30 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 5:13 · OKC 96-97 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert lost ball turnover
Q4 4:03 · OKC 96-92 UTAH
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 0:01 · OKC 108-106 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 68% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
