⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
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 Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 1:20 · HOU 26-16 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Wesley misses technical free throw
Q3 9:27 · HOU 47-40 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 1:27 · HOU 47-40 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 13
Q4 10:52 · HOU 82-69 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jarron Collins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:27 · HOU 47-40 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
