⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 33
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
- A 19-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 34 in the third quarter
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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 8:09 · UTAH 12-23 HOU
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 34
Q3 5:48 · UTAH 64-98 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 35
Q4 10:55 · UTAH 73-108 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
