⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 32 from three- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 31
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 40
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eight
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:30 · HOU 65-69 UTAH
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 0:57 · HOU 106-110 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:02 · HOU 26-34 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 7:45 · HOU 37-49 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert lost ball turnover
Q4 3:13 · HOU 97-103 UTAH
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 0:57 · HOU 106-110 UTAH
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · HOU 106-112 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
