⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse 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, eleven turnovers to their 27, and were outscored 39-18 off them- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 52
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 10:32 · OKC 42-33 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:09 · OKC 70-68 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 5:08 · OKC 117-106 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Luguentz Dort and Drew Eubanks
Q4 7:33 · OKC 102-99 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:48 · OKC 10-18 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 11:23 · OKC 57-63 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:36 · OKC 98-97 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Keyonte George technical foul
Q1 5:42 · OKC 14-18 UTAH
- Turnover
Isaiah Collier out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 5:00 · OKC 109-106 UTAH
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 39 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
