⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
-2Q122-28
-1Q221-19
-11Q321-29
-5Q425-27
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to six
Key battles
20Points off turnovers7
6Offensive rebounds15
23%Three-point accuracy41%
6Threes made12
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 6:37 · UTAH 53-62 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 2 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 13 | Blocks | 16 |
