⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
- A 13-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 40 in the fourth quarter
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:40 · HOU 8-2 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 1:23 · HOU 63-41 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 40
Q4 6:58 · HOU 119-79 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 5:20 · HOU 79-61 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
