⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 6-point lead to 14
Q4 3:21 · HOU 96-82 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:03 · HOU 88-80 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:42 · HOU 80-78 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap turnover
Q4 4:56 · HOU 83-78 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
