⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:30 · HOU 8-0 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 2:27 · HOU 59-53 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · HOU 80-74 UTAH
- Missed FT
Luther Head misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · HOU 83-75 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 4:52 · HOU 11-17 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:58 · HOU 80-74 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mehmet Okur misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:50 · HOU 73-65 UTAH
- Missed FT
Mehmet Okur misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:50 · HOU 73-65 UTAH
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · HOU 81-74 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
