⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-3Q122-27
-10Q220-30
-1Q324-25
+2Q421-21
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of sixteen from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 22-14 off them
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 42
Key battles
13%Three-point accuracy58%
3Steals11
2Threes made7
17Turnovers9
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
