⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 28, and were outscored 44-14 off them
- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
- A 22-0 run took them from 7 down to 15 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 26 rebounds to 39
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 11:18 · UTAH 44-38 OKC
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run took them from 7 down to 15 up
Q3 7:07 · UTAH 84-99 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 36
Q4 4:15 · UTAH 106-142 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Mark Daigneault technical foul
Q3 12:00 · UTAH 68-67 OKC
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ajay Mitchell and Isaiah Collier
Q3 2:58 · UTAH 84-94 OKC
📊The numbers
| UTAH | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 16 | Threes made | 23 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 30 | Assists | 36 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 44 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 28 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
