⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:14 · HOU 74-75 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming lost ball
Q4 2:14 · HOU 93-96 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 0:04 · HOU 22-35 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 5:45 · HOU 88-91 UTAH
- Steal
Matt Harpring stole it from Yao Ming
Q4 2:14 · HOU 93-96 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer backcourt
Q4 3:50 · HOU 91-91 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |