⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 29 from three
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
Q1 5:30 · OKC 18-8 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 10:37 · OKC 43-26 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 0:50 · OKC 62-47 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:21 · OKC 109-91 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 5:52 · OKC 46-38 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q4 9:59 · OKC 107-87 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:52 · OKC 98-74 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
