⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, 58 rebounds to 41
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 36
Went cold from three, thirteen of 40
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Collier out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · UTAH 122-115 HOU
- Missed FT
Isaiah Collier misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · UTAH 123-115 HOU
- Missed FT
Isaiah Collier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · UTAH 123-115 HOU

Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:49 · UTAH 2-8 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 9:37 · UTAH 38-41 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses technical free throw
Q2 3:29 · UTAH 45-47 HOU
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q2 2:54 · UTAH 46-49 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 33 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |







