⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made two threes to their eleven- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 26 from three
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:08 · HOU 29-28 UTAH
- Steal
Luis Scola stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 2:26 · HOU 93-94 UTAH
- Steal
David Andersen stole it from Carlos Boozer
Q4 0:43 · HOU 93-96 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry turnover
Q4 2:46 · HOU 93-94 UTAH
- Turnover
David Andersen bad pass
Q4 2:09 · HOU 93-94 UTAH
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks lost ball
Q4 0:17 · HOU 93-98 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:56 · HOU 4-12 UTAH
- Steal
Andrei Kirilenko stole it from David Andersen
Q4 2:09 · HOU 93-94 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 4:22 · HOU 93-100 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 2:26 · HOU 93-94 UTAH
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko offensive goaltending
Q4 1:23 · HOU 93-96 UTAH
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball
Q4 0:43 · HOU 93-96 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
