⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 57 rebounds to 37- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q3 7:31 · UTAH 77-55 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses technical free throw
Q3 4:22 · UTAH 69-55 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:53 · UTAH 24-21 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q2 4:28 · UTAH 40-34 HOU
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:22 · UTAH 69-55 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
