⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen
A 19-0 run took them from 2 down to 17 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:45 · HOU 15-9 UTAH
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 2 down to 17 up
Q2 11:08 · HOU 44-27 UTAH
- Ties it
Dwight Howard hit a dunk, James Harden with the assist
Q4 0:22 · HOU 87-87 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:33 · HOU 81-81 UTAH
- Turnover
Patrick Beverley bad pass
Q4 0:42 · HOU 85-85 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:30 · HOU 71-70 UTAH
- Ties it
Shelvin Mack hit a 25-foot threeer, Rodney Hood with the assist
Q4 0:56 · HOU 85-85 UTAH
- Winner
Derrick Favors hit a dunk, Rodney Hood with the assist
Q4 0:01 · HOU 87-89 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:19 · HOU 81-81 UTAH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:34 · HOU 83-82 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
