⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 21-8 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:07 · UTAH 16-12 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 0:48 · UTAH 49-43 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses technical free throw
Q1 2:01 · UTAH 16-18 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming offensive foul (Mehmet Okur draws the foul)
Q4 4:05 · UTAH 79-76 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming turnover
Q4 4:05 · UTAH 79-76 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming 3 second
Q4 3:00 · UTAH 83-78 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
