⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 35 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 23
Q3 0:35 · UTAH 70-93 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 11:19 · UTAH 3-10 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 8:50 · UTAH 5-19 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 35
Q2 2:20 · UTAH 40-75 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 4 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 19 | Blocks | 19 |
