⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 in the fourth quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:59 · UTAH 27-31 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 11:47 · UTAH 67-53 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q4 5:54 · UTAH 101-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Svi Mykhailiuk misses technical free throw
Q2 9:32 · UTAH 27-34 OKC
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:29 · UTAH 103-96 OKC
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:29 · UTAH 103-96 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
