⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 1:50 · UTAH 51-46 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 6:49 · UTAH 85-80 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 3:56 · UTAH 96-91 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:34 · UTAH 23-20 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:41 · UTAH 28-28 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:40 · UTAH 94-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · UTAH 98-94 OKC
- Turnover
Steven Adams bad pass
Q4 0:00 · UTAH 100-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
