⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen
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
- Winner
Eric Gordon hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 1:23 · HOU 110-108 UTAH
- Steal
Kevin Porter Jr. stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 1:03 · HOU 110-108 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:57 · HOU 108-106 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:48 · HOU 57-57 UTAH
- Ties it
Mike Conley hit a driving layup, Jordan Clarkson with the assist
Q4 1:37 · HOU 108-108 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 1:03 · HOU 110-108 UTAH
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · HOU 110-108 UTAH
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:02 · HOU 114-108 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
