⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 2
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 0:34 · HOU 27-26 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 9:59 · HOU 50-48 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · HOU 99-94 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:56 · HOU 16-21 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:23 · HOU 101-94 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
