⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 11
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 10-point lead to 18
Q1 4:05 · OKC 28-10 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q3 5:51 · OKC 88-78 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
