⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twenty from three- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to nine
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 31
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 19
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:15 · HOU 12-6 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Dikembe Mutombo Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 9:33 · HOU 27-25 UTAH
- Turnover
Yao Ming Bad Pass. Stolen by Keith McLeod.
Q4 4:58 · HOU 78-86 UTAH
- Turnover
Mike James Turnover
Q4 0:08 · HOU 92-99 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 6:09 · HOU 57-61 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko Bad Pass. Stolen by Mike James.
Q4 0:09 · HOU 92-99 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
