⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 25-14 off them- A 15-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 29 in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 0 fast break points to 19
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 took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 5:43 · UTAH 25-19 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q4 11:20 · UTAH 82-97 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:24 · UTAH 52-65 HOU
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses technical free throw
Q3 2:22 · UTAH 64-84 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 11:12 · UTAH 3-9 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 3:20 · UTAH 27-31 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 29
Q4 3:44 · UTAH 94-123 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Rivers technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:22 · UTAH 64-84 HOU
- Technical
Double technical foul - Eric Gordon and Royce O'Neale
Q3 1:11 · UTAH 67-87 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
