⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 37-8 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:24 · UTAH 14-27 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 7:05 · UTAH 35-49 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 6:44 · UTAH 97-122 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 19 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 38 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 37 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
