⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 1:29 · HOU 40-36 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Rafer Alston technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:21 · HOU 4-10 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Ties it
Matt Harpring hit a layup, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 1:35 · HOU 81-81 UTAH
- Winner
Matt Harpring hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:35 · HOU 81-82 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 2:08 · HOU 81-85 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:10 · HOU 77-74 UTAH
- Missed FT
Mehmet Okur misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · HOU 83-86 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
