⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, four of nineteen from three
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
- Steal
Shane Battier stole it from Kyle Korver
Q4 0:46 · HOU 82-85 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bobby Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:22 · HOU 78-81 UTAH
- Turnover
Luis Scola offensive foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)
Q4 0:45 · HOU 82-85 UTAH
- Turnover
Luis Scola turnover
Q4 0:45 · HOU 82-85 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams traveling
Q4 4:41 · HOU 78-81 UTAH
- Turnover
Kyle Korver lost ball
Q4 0:46 · HOU 82-85 UTAH
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · HOU 84-89 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
