⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 11-3 off them
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 11:11 · HOU 8-4 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 6:16 · HOU 102-86 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses technical free throw
Q3 11:02 · HOU 57-44 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
