⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 50 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 10:49 · UTAH 50-43 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:26 · UTAH 79-69 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
