⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their one- They went cold, one of eleven from three
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 54
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 7:50 · UTAH 44-41 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 3:48 · UTAH 79-75 HOU
- Lead
Paul Millsap hit a layup
Q4 1:24 · UTAH 96-94 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 10:04 · UTAH 59-67 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 8:02 · UTAH 88-91 HOU
- Ties it
Kevin Martin hit a layup, Shane Battier with the assist
Q4 0:06 · UTAH 96-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chuck Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:26 · UTAH 90-92 HOU
- Turnover
Chuck Hayes lost ball
Q4 3:25 · UTAH 92-94 HOU
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 2:51 · UTAH 92-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 1 | Threes made | 11 |
| 9% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
