⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 44 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 30
- Kept giving it away, 27 turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 34-8 off them
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:57 · HOU 19-11 UTAH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q2 7:04 · HOU 58-37 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 33
Q3 6:20 · HOU 89-56 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 11:07 · HOU 40-35 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q3 1:00 · HOU 98-75 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 17 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
