⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 11:44 · HOU 27-16 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q3 4:22 · HOU 70-48 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 8:55 · HOU 82-59 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:59 · HOU 47-40 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Carlos Boozer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:33 · HOU 30-21 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
