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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 19 | 20 | 31 | 26 | 96 |
 Jazz | 21 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 85 |
HOUTeam statsUTA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 34-7943.0% | 9-3327.3% | 19-2576.0% | 40 | 15 | 15 |
| UTA | 31-7143.7% | 7-2924.1% | 16-2272.7% | 39 | 21 | 22 |
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Houston Rockets96| 35 | 26 | 8-13 | 1-5 | 9-12 | 0 | +15 | +8.6 | |||||||
| 34 | 15 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | +15 | +3.6 | |||||||
| 33 | 9 | 3-13 | 3-9 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7.8 | ||||
| 25 | 2 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −8.8 | |||||
| 18 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | −7 | +1.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.5 | |||||
| 29 | 17 | 7-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +16 | +7.2 | |||||
| 20 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | +10 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −5.6 | |||||
| Team | 96 | 34-7943.0% | 9-3327.3% | 40 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 19-2576.0% | 9 | 15 | 2 | |||
Bench 36 points on 14 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Brandan Wright, Ryan Anderson, Clint Capela and Eric Gordon (injury/illness).
Utah Jazz85| 37 | 16 | 6-15 | 1-9 | 3-4 | 0 | −7 | −7.9 | |||||||
| 36 | 17 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | −9 | +4.4 | ||||||||
| 32 | 6 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −8.7 | |||||
| 28 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.3 | |||||
| 27 | 14 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 0 | −4 | +0.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 12 | 4-15 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 0 | −8 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.0 | ||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −2.2 | |||
| 12 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.5 | ||||
| Team | 85 | 31-7143.7% | 7-2924.1% | 39 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16-2272.7% | 7 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Tony Bradley, Ekpe Udoh and Naz Mitrou-Long (coach’s decision).
Rockets96Jazz85ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
James Harden had 26 points (14 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 96-85 for their 13th straight win.
The Rockets trailed 44-29 with 4:30 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Jazz 67-41 the rest of the way.
Late in the fourth quarter, Donovan Mitchell had 2 of his 3 steals.
Moute scored 15 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Jazz, Rudy Gobert scored 17 points (14 in the paint) on 7 for 8 shooting, and Mitchell went 1 for 9 from 3.
The Rockets held the Jazz to 85 points. The Jazz turned it over 22 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions.
Houston RocketsUtah JazzPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Rockets’ chance bottomed out at 9.2% (2nd quarter, 4:30 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
77 points from the field on 79 shots: 5.4 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-21 | 81.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 8-21 | 38.1% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 0-4 | 0.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-27 | 25.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ingles | 22 | 7 | 3-4 | −1 |
| Royce O'Neale | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Rudy Gobert | 9 | 8 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Ricky Rubio | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 10 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Jerebko | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Jae Crowder | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Rudy Gobert | 8 | 11 | 4-4 | +10 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 7 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio | 26 | 4 | 2-4 | −3 |
| Joe Ingles | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 7 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Royce O'Neale | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 4-9 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
UTA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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UTA
Highest Leverage Moments
Ariza 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q3 5:19
12.1%
58→46
Mbah a Moute 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Paul 6 AST)
Q4 6:08
12.1%
21→8
Green 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
Q4 10:10
10.6%
24→14
Ingles 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST)
Q4 7:00
9.9%
14→24
Johnson 10' Turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 11:13
9.6%
24→14
