⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 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
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their six- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 1:17 · HOU 31-19 UTAH
- Lead
Kenny Thomas made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:47 · HOU 89-87 UTAH
- Winner
Steve Francis made 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:00 · HOU 95-92 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Griffin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:25 · HOU 86-87 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:05 · HOU 40-39 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Bryon Russell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Stockton.
Q4 0:34 · HOU 89-90 UTAH
- Ties it
John Stockton made Layup.
Q4 0:05 · HOU 92-92 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Stockton Bad Pass. Stolen by Kenny Thomas.
Q4 1:32 · HOU 87-87 UTAH
- Technical
Karl Malone Technical Foul
Q4 0:34 · HOU 89-90 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 14 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 13 | Blocks | 2 |
