⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 0:07 · UTAH 38-22 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q3 8:49 · UTAH 78-59 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 4:46 · UTAH 111-85 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 6:11 · UTAH 50-41 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:53 · UTAH 55-54 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |