⏱️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 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 better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 24 from three- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 23-8 off them
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 58
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 2:23 · HOU 31-19 UTAH
- Steal
Rafer Alston stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 1:10 · HOU 96-91 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:03 · HOU 72-66 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Millsap technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:46 · HOU 63-54 UTAH
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · HOU 94-87 UTAH
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
Q4 1:10 · HOU 96-91 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
