⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 25
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:14 · UTAH 86-73 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ronnie Brewer bad pass
Q4 0:55 · UTAH 99-91 HOU
- Missed FT
Gordan Giricek misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · UTAH 99-91 HOU
- Missed FT
Gordan Giricek misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · UTAH 99-91 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 7:50 · UTAH 5-19 HOU
- Steal
Juwan Howard stole it from Ronnie Brewer
Q4 0:55 · UTAH 99-91 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:51 · UTAH 54-51 HOU
- Technical
Kirk Snyder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:20 · UTAH 75-67 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
