⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, eleven of 40 from three- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen
- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:17 · HOU 16-14 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 3:25 · HOU 29-24 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:27 · HOU 75-81 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:43 · HOU 7-13 UTAH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 3:07 · HOU 44-55 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
