⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 3:00 · UTAH 58-45 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Booker 3 second turnover
Q4 2:45 · UTAH 87-87 HOU
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward lost ball turnover
Q4 1:35 · UTAH 87-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Rodney Hood misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:06 · UTAH 91-92 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:40 · UTAH 79-81 HOU
- Winner
James Harden hit a layup
Q4 1:54 · UTAH 87-89 HOU
- Steal
Trevor Ariza stole it from Gordon Hayward
Q4 1:35 · UTAH 87-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 4:11 · UTAH 85-85 HOU
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · UTAH 89-92 HOU
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · UTAH 91-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
