⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their eighteen
- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 40
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 26-8 off them
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:21 · HOU 16-8 UTAH
- Ties it
Yao Ming hit a 8-foot hook shot
OT 2:15 · HOU 98-98 UTAH
- Lead
Rafer Alston hit a 25-foot three jumper, Luis Scola with the assist
OT 0:57 · HOU 101-98 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · HOU 95-94 UTAH
- Turnover
Rafer Alston turnover
2OT 0:43 · HOU 116-109 UTAH
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
2OT 0:37 · HOU 116-109 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Ties it
Deron Williams hit a driving layup, Andrei Kirilenko with the assist
Q4 0:12 · HOU 96-96 UTAH
- Lead
Deron Williams hit a 22-foot jumper
OT 3:18 · HOU 96-98 UTAH
- Ties it
Ronnie Brewer hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:08 · HOU 101-101 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrylo Fesenko misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:44 · HOU 98-98 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kyrylo Fesenko misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:44 · HOU 98-98 UTAH
- Missed FT
Ronnie Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:08 · HOU 101-101 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 35 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
