⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 26- Made one threes to their ten
- Went cold from three, one of eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl Malone Technical Foul
Q2 0:01 · UTAH 51-54 HOU
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:39 · UTAH 98-93 HOU
- Missed FT
Greg Ostertag missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · UTAH 101-96 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 7:45 · UTAH 10-20 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenny Thomas Offensive Foul
Q4 4:01 · UTAH 91-90 HOU
- Turnover
Kenny Thomas Foul
Q4 4:01 · UTAH 91-90 HOU
- Missed FT
Kelvin Cato missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:31 · UTAH 93-90 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 1 | Threes made | 10 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 11 |
