⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, ten of 37 from three
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 7 down to 2 up
Q3 9:54 · HOU 71-69 UTAH
- Steal
PJ Tucker stole it from Donovan Mitchell
Q4 1:32 · HOU 105-111 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Chris Paul and Joe Ingles
Q2 1:41 · HOU 46-61 UTAH
- Turnover
Chris Paul out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:36 · HOU 108-116 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 8:20 · HOU 37-56 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 7:48 · HOU 94-100 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:51 · HOU 96-104 UTAH
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 1:32 · HOU 105-111 UTAH
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:20 · HOU 105-111 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 7 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Steals | 17 |
| 21 | Blocks | 24 |
