⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 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, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 45 from three
- A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 62
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
- Steal
Rudy Gobert stole it from Kevin Porter Jr.
Q4 2:11 · UTAH 101-106 HOU
- Steal
Joe Ingles stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 1:16 · UTAH 107-109 HOU
- Steal
Mike Conley stole it from Christian Wood
Q4 0:43 · UTAH 107-111 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Bojan Bogdanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:25 · UTAH 18-23 HOU
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:07 · UTAH 101-106 HOU
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:07 · UTAH 101-106 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:07 · UTAH 2-8 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up
Q3 6:27 · UTAH 75-77 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass
Q4 2:11 · UTAH 101-106 HOU
- Turnover
Eric Gordon lost ball turnover
Q4 1:16 · UTAH 107-109 HOU
- Turnover
Christian Wood lost ball turnover
Q4 0:43 · UTAH 107-111 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 22 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
