⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 8:48 · UTAH 15-10 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q2 11:29 · UTAH 44-28 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 0:00 · UTAH 92-70 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q2 1:37 · UTAH 61-46 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 9 |
