⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 40 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 54
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q1 2:50 · OKC 24-33 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 3:58 · OKC 69-84 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 6:51 · OKC 11-25 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q2 11:18 · OKC 24-46 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 5:03 · OKC 61-84 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 23 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
