⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 29, and were outscored 45-10 off them- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
- A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 22
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q1 2:24 · OKC 38-25 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 8:39 · OKC 47-31 UTAH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 30
Q3 6:08 · OKC 95-65 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:39 · OKC 6-11 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q4 9:19 · OKC 113-90 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 45 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 29 |
| 18 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
