⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the second quarter
- Made fourteen threes to their 21
- They shot well above their usual, 21 of 47 from three
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q2 8:38 · UTAH 51-49 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q2 0:21 · UTAH 74-67 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 3:48 · UTAH 93-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keyonte George bad pass
Q4 4:46 · UTAH 113-113 HOU
- Turnover
Keyonte George out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:29 · UTAH 124-121 HOU
- Turnover
Luka Samanic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · UTAH 124-121 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:14 · UTAH 24-32 HOU
- Ties it
Fred VanVleet hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:30 · UTAH 118-118 HOU
- Steal
Dillon Brooks stole it from Luka Samanic
Q4 0:09 · UTAH 124-121 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul
Q2 0:16 · UTAH 63-67 HOU
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q4 9:43 · UTAH 102-101 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 21 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
