Jazz 97-90 Thunder (21 Mar, 2012) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

34-12, 15-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	25	19	26	20	90
UTAH	24	28	24	21	97

Utah Jazz

24-22, 18-6 home

Kendrick Perkins blocks Paul Millsap's 18-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka blocks Al Jefferson's 5-foot jumper
Gordon Hayward misses 21-foot jumper
Paul Millsap makes driving layup
Al Jefferson makes jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Gordon Hayward makes slam dunk (Devin Harris assists)
Al Jefferson misses 10-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 4-foot jumper
C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes 3-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Devin Harris misses 17-foot jumper
Gordon Hayward misses layup
Paul Millsap makes 20-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Paul Millsap makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris misses 22-foot jumper
Paul Millsap misses jumper
Kevin Durant blocks Alec Burks's 4-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka blocks C.J. Miles's 5-foot jumper
C.J. Miles makes two point shot
Paul Millsap misses 20-foot jumper
Alec Burks makes 19-foot jumper (Jamaal Tinsley assists)
Jamaal Tinsley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Enes Kanter assists)
Alec Burks misses 14-foot jumper
Enes Kanter makes layup
Jamaal Tinsley makes layup
Derrick Favors misses layup
Alec Burks misses 11-foot running jumper
Jamaal Tinsley makes 18-foot jumper
Jamaal Tinsley makes 6-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot (C.J. Miles assists)
Serge Ibaka blocks C.J. Miles's 4-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes 11-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Serge Ibaka blocks C.J. Miles's layup
Paul Millsap makes layup
Paul Millsap makes layup
C.J. Miles makes slam dunk
C.J. Miles misses 4-foot jumper
C.J. Miles misses driving layup
C.J. Miles makes driving layup
Paul Millsap makes slam dunk
Al Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
Gordon Hayward misses layup
C.J. Miles makes tip shot
Al Jefferson misses 4-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup
Gordon Hayward misses 22-foot jumper
Paul Millsap makes jumper
Devin Harris makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)
Devin Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Devin Harris makes 6-foot jumper (C.J. Miles assists)
Devin Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Devin Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Paul Millsap misses 19-foot jumper
C.J. Miles misses 19-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devin Harris misses layup
Gordon Hayward misses 23-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses jumper
Gordon Hayward makes tip shot
Al Jefferson misses jumper
Gordon Hayward makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamaal Tinsley assists)
Alec Burks misses 19-foot jumper
Jamaal Tinsley misses 20-foot jumper
DeMarre Carroll makes layup (Alec Burks assists)
Jamaal Tinsley misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeMarre Carroll misses jumper
Jamaal Tinsley makes 10-foot running jumper
Paul Millsap makes 3-foot two point shot (Jamaal Tinsley assists)
Paul Millsap misses running jumper
Derrick Favors makes tip shot
Gordon Hayward misses 8-foot jumper
Alec Burks misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Gordon Hayward misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes slam dunk (Gordon Hayward assists)
Paul Millsap makes 11-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 3-foot hook shot (Gordon Hayward assists)
Paul Millsap misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 22-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Serge Ibaka's 3-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 15-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 19-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes two point shot
Thabo Sefolosha misses 4-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 5-foot hook shot
Kevin Durant makes layup
Derrick Favors blocks Nick Collison's 4-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 13-foot jumper
Reggie Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nazr Mohammed misses tip shot
Reggie Jackson makes 18-foot jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nick Collison makes layup (James Harden assists)
Derrick Favors blocks James Harden's 3-foot jumper
James Harden makes two point shot (Nick Collison assists)
Nick Collison makes layup (James Harden assists)
Derrick Favors blocks James Harden's layup
Daequan Cook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
Daequan Cook makes 20-foot jumper
Paul Millsap blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
Russell Westbrook misses 11-foot running jumper
Kevin Durant misses 5-foot running jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 2-foot hook shot
Kevin Durant misses running jumper
Serge Ibaka misses tip shot
Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 23-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka makes slam dunk (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Serge Ibaka makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins makes slam dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 12-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Serge Ibaka assists)
Serge Ibaka makes 19-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Serge Ibaka makes 20-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 23-foot jumper
Serge Ibaka misses two point shot
Serge Ibaka misses 19-foot jumper
James Harden makes three point jumper (Nick Collison assists)
Reggie Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Daequan Cook misses 22-foot jumper
Reggie Jackson misses driving layup
James Harden misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
Nick Collison makes 20-foot jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Royal Ivey assists)
Royal Ivey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses three point jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 5-foot running jumper
Alec Burks blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 4-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 21-foot jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 15-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gordon Hayward blocks Kevin Durant's 4-foot jumper

THUNDER

JAZZ

TIME		OKC	UTAH
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Serge Ibaka vs. Al Jefferson (Thabo Sefolosha gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Kevin Durant makes 22-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	2	0
11:26	Kendrick Perkins blocks Paul Millsap's 18-foot jumper	2	0
11:26	Utah offensive team rebound	2	0
11:22	Serge Ibaka blocks Al Jefferson's 5-foot jumper	2	0
11:18	Gordon Hayward offensive rebound	2	0
11:18	Gordon Hayward misses 21-foot jumper	2	0
11:15	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	2	0
11:03	Serge Ibaka 3 second	2	0
10:41	Paul Millsap makes driving layup	2	2
10:26	Gordon Hayward shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	2	2
10:26	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	3	2
10:26	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
10:12	Al Jefferson makes jumper (Devin Harris assists)	4	4
9:52	Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper	4	4
9:49	Serge Ibaka offensive rebound	4	4
9:49	Al Jefferson blocks Serge Ibaka's 3-foot jumper	4	4
9:47	Oklahoma City offensive team rebound	4	4
9:38	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	6	4
9:21	Serge Ibaka shooting foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)	6	4
9:21	Gordon Hayward makes free throw 1 of 2	6	5
9:21	Gordon Hayward makes free throw 2 of 2	6	6
9:11	C.J. Miles personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	6	6
9:02	Kevin Durant lost ball (Al Jefferson steals)	6	6
8:59	Gordon Hayward makes slam dunk (Devin Harris assists)	6	8
8:42	Russell Westbrook offensive charge (Paul Millsap draws the foul)	6	8
8:42	Russell Westbrook turnover	6	8
8:30	Al Jefferson misses 10-foot jumper	6	8
8:30	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	6	8
8:25	Russell Westbrook makes jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)	8	8
8:08	Al Jefferson misses 4-foot jumper	8	8
8:07	Gordon Hayward offensive rebound	8	8
8:03	C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	8
8:02	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	8	8
7:52	Russell Westbrook makes 15-foot jumper	10	8
7:35	Al Jefferson makes 3-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)	10	10
7:11	Kevin Durant misses jumper	10	10
7:09	Serge Ibaka offensive rebound	10	10
7:09	Paul Millsap shooting foul (Serge Ibaka draws the foul)	10	10
7:09	Serge Ibaka makes free throw 1 of 2	11	10
7:09	Serge Ibaka makes free throw 2 of 2	12	10
6:56	Devin Harris misses 17-foot jumper	12	10
6:56	Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound	12	10
6:47	Russell Westbrook makes 19-foot jumper	14	10
6:30	C.J. Miles bad pass	14	10
6:18	Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot jumper	14	10
6:16	Gordon Hayward defensive rebound	14	10
6:09	Gordon Hayward misses layup	14	10
6:09	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	14	10
6:07	Thabo Sefolosha bad pass (C.J. Miles steals)	14	10
6:07	Thabo Sefolosha personal foul (C.J. Miles draws the foul)	14	10
5:54	Paul Millsap makes 20-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)	14	12
5:31	Kevin Durant makes two point shot	16	12
5:20	Gordon Hayward offensive foul (Thabo Sefolosha draws the foul)	16	12
5:20	Gordon Hayward turnover	16	12
5:20	Utah full timeout	16	12
5:20	Alec Burks enters the game for Gordon Hayward	16	12
5:20	Derrick Favors enters the game for Al Jefferson	16	12
5:07	Thabo Sefolosha misses 4-foot jumper	16	12
5:07	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	16	12
4:50	Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Paul Millsap draws the foul)	16	14
4:50	Paul Millsap makes layup (Devin Harris assists)	16	14
4:50	Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 1	16	14
4:48	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	16	14
4:35	Serge Ibaka misses 5-foot hook shot	16	14
4:33	Derrick Favors defensive rebound	16	14
4:26	Devin Harris misses 22-foot jumper	16	14
4:24	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	16	14
4:18	Kevin Durant makes layup	18	14
4:03	Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Derrick Favors draws the foul)	18	14
4:03	Derrick Favors makes free throw 1 of 2	18	15
4:03	Nick Collison enters the game for Kendrick Perkins	18	15
4:03	Jamaal Tinsley enters the game for Devin Harris	18	15
4:03	James Harden enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	18	15
4:03	Derrick Favors makes free throw 2 of 2	18	16
3:56	Jamaal Tinsley shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	18	16
3:56	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	19	16
3:56	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	20	16
3:41	Paul Millsap misses jumper	20	16
3:40	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	20	16
3:24	Nick Collison 3 second	20	16
3:06	Alec Burks turnover	20	16
3:06	Alec Burks offensive charge (Nick Collison draws the foul)	20	16
2:46	Derrick Favors blocks Nick Collison's 4-foot jumper	20	16
2:45	Alec Burks defensive rebound	20	16
2:41	Kevin Durant blocks Alec Burks's 4-foot jumper	20	16
2:39	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	20	16
2:35	Kevin Durant bad pass (Jamaal Tinsley steals)	20	16
2:35	Serge Ibaka blocks C.J. Miles's 5-foot jumper	23	18
2:30	C.J. Miles offensive rebound	20	16
2:24	C.J. Miles makes two point shot	20	18
2:15	Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper	23	18
1:59	Derrick Favors traveling	23	18
1:59	Oklahoma City full timeout	23	18
1:59	DeMarre Carroll enters the game for C.J. Miles	23	18
1:59	Nazr Mohammed enters the game for Serge Ibaka	23	18
1:43	Kevin Durant misses 21-foot jumper	23	18
1:40	Derrick Favors defensive rebound	23	18
1:25	Paul Millsap misses 20-foot jumper	23	18
1:25	Derrick Favors offensive rebound	23	18
1:25	Nazr Mohammed personal foul (Derrick Favors draws the foul)	23	18
1:25	Derrick Favors misses free throw 1 of 2	23	18
1:25	Utah offensive team rebound	23	18
1:25	Enes Kanter enters the game for Paul Millsap	23	18
1:25	Derrick Favors makes free throw 2 of 2	23	19
1:15	DeMarre Carroll personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	23	19
1:15	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	24	19
1:15	Reggie Jackson enters the game for Russell Westbrook	24	19
1:15	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	25	19
58.8	Alec Burks makes 19-foot jumper (Jamaal Tinsley assists)	25	21
37.9	Kevin Durant misses 13-foot jumper	25	21
35.9	DeMarre Carroll defensive rebound	25	21
27.9	Jamaal Tinsley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Enes Kanter assists)	25	24
5.9	Reggie Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	24
3.9	Nazr Mohammed offensive rebound	25	24
3.9	Nazr Mohammed misses tip shot	25	24
0.9	Derrick Favors defensive rebound	25	24
0.5	Alec Burks misses 14-foot jumper	25	24
0.0	Utah offensive team rebound	25	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	24

Regular Season Series

OKC wins 2-1

Thunder
101
Jazz
87

Game 1

11/2

Jazz
85
Thunder
111

Game 2

15/2

Thunder
90
Jazz
97

Game 3

21/3

Delta Center

1:00 AM, 21 March 2012

Salt Lake City, UT

Attendance: 18,138

Referees:
Derrick Collins
Scott Wall
Rodney Mott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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