⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 13 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 17-point lead to 33 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 9:17 · OKC 19-3 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q2 8:07 · OKC 42-23 UTAH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 33
Q3 9:01 · OKC 79-46 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 9:12 · OKC 31-23 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:39 · OKC 50-35 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 5 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Steals | 18 |
| 26 | Blocks | 15 |
