NBA Roundup– Oklahoma City Thunder Tame Utah Jazz
Oklahoma City Thunder collided with the Utah jazz, this Monday, at the famous Energy Solutions Arena. The match was
a nail biter which attracted a
crowd of 20,000 avid followers cheering their relevant teams. The contest was extremely exhilarating and captivating, as the score was level six times and the lead adjusted hands five times.
The game commenced with two points as Utah Jazz player, Andrei Kirilenko drew first-blood from free throw line. This was closely pursued
by William Chase, scoring an impressive 3 pointer in the 2nd minute of the
nitial quarter .With just eight minutes left on the clock, it was Kevin Durant who managed to strike, earning 4 points from the free throw line. The fact that he was also fouled twofold, did not hinder his game-play .The Utah Jazz progressed with their aggressive
approach while Oklahoma City Thunder were content with just keeping up with score line. Utah Jazz lead the first quarter with 33-27.For Oklahoma City Thunder,it was Kevin Durant who scored 15 points in the 1st
quarter. From the opposition, Deron Williams did the damage by attaining 15 points.
Oklahoma City Thunder conquered the 2nd
quarter, earning
31 points in contrast to 23 points by Utah Jazz. The former were generously assisted with points, especially from Sergei Ibaka, scoring 12 points and Durant pitching-in a few pointers, taking his tally to 19, at the end. From Utah Jazz, it was Al-Jefferson
and Millsap who scored 6 and 12 points
respectively. However in the end of the 2nd quarter, it was Oklahoma City Thunder leading by 2 points.
In the 3rd quarter, Oklahoma City Thunder tightened-the-screws
on Utah Jazz, as they scored 35 essential and eye-catching points.Utah Jazz could only manage 29 points, thus resulting in a score-line of 93-85.In this quarter, Durant managed to strike a few times, earning a total of 24 points. Millsap, showing great class
managed to produce 17 points.
The closing quarter was a neck-to-neck battle as Oklahoma City Thunder scored 22 points in reply to Utah Jazz 23 points. Durant was
continual with his class act and closed the game with a total of 30 points. On the contrary, Utah Jazz ace player, Deron Williams, managed to score 31 points but couldn’t save the game, resulting in their loss. The final score line belonged to Oklahoma City
Thunder, winning 115-108.
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