⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower 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, 7 points better 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, 31 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 28
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 3:57 · UTAH 21-13 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 1:15 · UTAH 80-67 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greg Ostertag Traveling
Q4 4:16 · UTAH 63-60 HOU
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 3:40 · UTAH 65-62 HOU
- Missed FT
Carlos Arroyo missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · UTAH 72-67 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 10:15 · UTAH 25-27 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Offensive Foul
Q4 2:08 · UTAH 67-65 HOU
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Foul
Q4 2:08 · UTAH 67-65 HOU
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Bad Pass. Stolen by Andrei Kirilenko.
Q4 1:04 · UTAH 72-67 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
