⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 16 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 33
- A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 in the first 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q1 1:43 · UTAH 47-24 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q3 10:43 · UTAH 88-58 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33
Q4 5:15 · UTAH 128-95 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Hassan Whiteside and Garrison Mathews
Q1 1:23 · UTAH 34-24 HOU
- Technical
Bojan Bogdanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:02 · UTAH 91-69 HOU
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:09 · UTAH 100-77 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q3 9:28 · UTAH 88-67 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 34 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
