⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 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
- Steal
Keyonte George stole it from Amen Thompson
Q4 0:32 · UTAH 128-123 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:56 · UTAH 125-118 HOU
- Missed FT
Lauri Markkanen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:33 · UTAH 126-119 HOU
- Missed FT
Keyonte George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · UTAH 130-125 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:20 · UTAH 98-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Holiday misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:02 · UTAH 120-113 HOU
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:48 · UTAH 125-119 HOU
- Turnover
Amen Thompson bad pass
Q4 0:32 · UTAH 128-123 HOU
📊The numbers
| UTAH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 33 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
