⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 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 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 7:51 · OKC 55-71 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:39 · OKC 70-76 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 1:22 · OKC 82-80 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:11 · OKC 41-52 UTAH
- Technical
Double technical foul - Steven Adams and Jae Crowder
Q4 11:43 · OKC 80-78 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:07 · OKC 17-22 UTAH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25
Q3 11:40 · OKC 46-71 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 3 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Steals | 16 |
| 21 | Blocks | 24 |
