NewsOK.com · Apr 19, 2018
Thunder offense and defense disappear in fourth quarter
Thunder fans react after Oklahoma City was called for a foul on a play by Utah's Donovan Mitchell during Game 2 of the first-round playoff series Wednesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. [Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman]Russell Westbrook drilled a 3-pointer, his Utah counterpart Ricky Rubio walked the ball up court so slowly that he didn't get the ball across the time line in the required eight seconds, and the avalanche had begun Wednesday night at Chesapeake Arena.
The Thunder scored 19 straight points in perhaps its best six minutes of the season, took a 10-point lead on the Jazz and seemed in position to put this Western Conference playoff series on ice.