⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:59 · UTAH 19-21 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:06 · UTAH 70-79 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Ingles misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 2:20 · UTAH 39-49 HOU
- Technical
Double technical foul - Donovan Mitchell and Clint Capela
Q4 8:08 · UTAH 73-83 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 0:55 · UTAH 50-65 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 6:19 · UTAH 57-76 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
PJ Tucker flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:20 · UTAH 39-49 HOU
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:20 · UTAH 86-100 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 5 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 16 | Steals | 13 |
| 21 | Blocks | 21 |
