⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 38
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 22-8 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
- Ties it
Shane Battier hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · HOU 87-87 UTAH
- Steal
Shane Battier stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 0:53 · HOU 86-87 UTAH
- Ties it
Kevin Martin hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · HOU 89-89 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 2:56 · HOU 86-82 UTAH
- Turnover
Luis Scola lost ball
Q4 1:37 · HOU 86-84 UTAH
- Missed FT
Shane Battier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · HOU 86-87 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 3:45 · HOU 86-87 UTAH
- Lead
Andrei Kirilenko hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · HOU 87-88 UTAH
- Winner
Paul Millsap hit a two point shot
OT 4:37 · HOU 89-91 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
Q4 0:53 · HOU 86-87 UTAH
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 0:07 · HOU 99-103 UTAH
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:06 · HOU 99-103 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 11 |
