⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 31- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 32
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
- Steal
Ronnie Brewer stole it from Carl Landry
Q4 0:18 · UTAH 97-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:52 · UTAH 93-87 HOU
- Turnover
Deron Williams turnover
Q4 1:29 · UTAH 93-89 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:05 · UTAH 71-66 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming offensive foul (Ronnie Brewer draws the foul)
Q4 1:23 · UTAH 93-89 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming turnover
Q4 1:23 · UTAH 93-89 HOU
- Turnover
Carl Landry lost ball
Q4 0:18 · UTAH 97-92 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
