⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their fourteen- A 15-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 36 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:05 · OKC 19-10 UTAH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 36
Q3 1:09 · OKC 117-81 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 34-point lead to 42
Q4 9:25 · OKC 125-83 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 29
Q3 6:00 · OKC 100-71 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 21
Q3 4:22 · OKC 102-81 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 24 | Threes made | 14 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 40 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
