⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 21-13 off them- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:54 · HOU 75-78 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q1 7:55 · HOU 11-22 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 2:02 · HOU 86-97 UTAH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q4 3:09 · HOU 109-131 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Will Hardy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:04 · HOU 38-44 UTAH
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 19 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 33 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
