⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+12Q132-21
+1Q223-24
-7Q322-28
-1Q411-12
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- They went cold, one of eleven from three
- Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their sixteen
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 20-8 off them
- Gave up second chances, 23 offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
58%Three-point accuracy9%
5Offensive rebounds23
31Free throws made10
7Threes made1
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 1:21 · HOU 34-19 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
