⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth 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
They went cold, eight of 24 from three- Lost the glass, 11 rebounds to 24
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:26 · HOU 59-56 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:35 · HOU 76-82 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:31 · HOU 59-64 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
