⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 22 from three- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
- A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 10:19 · UTAH 10-3 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:52 · UTAH 86-90 HOU
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · UTAH 86-90 HOU
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:07 · UTAH 88-92 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:45 · UTAH 60-59 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 6:30 · UTAH 88-95 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q2 6:26 · UTAH 39-25 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
