⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 8
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
Talen Horton-Tucker stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 2:50 · UTAH 103-96 HOU
- Steal
Malik Beasley stole it from Kevin Porter Jr.
Q4 0:08 · UTAH 109-101 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lauri Markkanen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:45 · UTAH 100-96 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:18 · UTAH 103-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · UTAH 106-99 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:02 · UTAH 89-83 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 2:50 · UTAH 103-96 HOU
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · UTAH 106-99 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:08 · UTAH 109-101 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
