⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:23 · HOU 26-23 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 11:23 · HOU 57-48 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 8:18 · HOU 66-50 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Maurice Taylor Technical Foul. Taylor's 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 2:13 · HOU 41-41 UTAH
- Technical
Maurice Taylor Double Technical Foul. Curtis Borchardt gains possession.
Q4 10:52 · HOU 79-67 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
