⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 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
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 15- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:11 · UTAH 59-62 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lauri Markkanen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:44 · UTAH 114-121 OKC
- Missed FT
Walker Kessler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:14 · UTAH 120-126 OKC
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · UTAH 122-128 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:41 · UTAH 9-19 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 5:33 · UTAH 15-34 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Mark Daigneault technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:15 · UTAH 56-62 OKC
- Turnover
Jalen Williams turnover
Q4 0:20 · UTAH 129-133 OKC
- Missed FT
Chet Holmgren misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · UTAH 129-134 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 36 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
