⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 13 points behind 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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 10:55 · HOU 78-75 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Yao Ming made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
Q4 0:17 · HOU 94-93 UTAH
- Winner
Eric Piatkowski made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
OT 4:26 · HOU 97-94 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:38 · HOU 91-91 UTAH
- Turnover
Steve Francis Traveling
Q4 0:00 · HOU 94-94 UTAH
- Turnover
Yao Ming Offensive Foul
OT 2:44 · HOU 100-96 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:37 · HOU 4-14 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 5:03 · HOU 10-24 UTAH
- Lead
Raul Lopez made Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:47 · HOU 85-87 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raja Bell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:58 · HOU 91-90 UTAH
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · HOU 94-93 UTAH
- Turnover
Maurice Williams Double Dribble
OT 3:59 · HOU 97-94 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
