⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 38 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:18 · OKC 8-0 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 3:42 · OKC 29-18 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 4:30 · OKC 63-43 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenrich Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:23 · OKC 52-37 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 2:31 · OKC 63-52 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q4 6:59 · OKC 124-101 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:05 · OKC 132-120 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Assists | 32 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
