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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jazz | 18 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 108 |
 Rockets | 21 | 30 | 26 | 37 | 114 |
UTATeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 44-9347.3% | 11-3234.4% | 9-1656.3% | 49 | 23 | 20 |
| HOU | 38-9042.2% | 11-3531.4% | 27-3284.4% | 47 | 17 | 15 |
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Houston Rockets114| 36 | 25 | 9-16 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 35 | 26 | 8-19 | 1-4 | 9-9 | +3 | +3.0 | ||||||||
| 34 | 3 | 1-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | −4 | −9.5 | ||||||||
| 34 | 21 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 0 | +2 | +7.3 | |||||||
| 31 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −3.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +5 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 11 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +7 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −3.4 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.3 | ||||
| Team | 114 | 38-9042.2% | 11-3531.4% | 47 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 27-3284.4% | 17 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Trevor Hudgins (coach’s decision).
Utah Jazz108| 32 | 13 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | −9 | +0.9 | ||||||||
| 31 | 14 | 7-19 | 0-6 | 0 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −8.0 | |||||
| 28 | 17 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | +1 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 27 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | +1 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 27 | 13 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | +2.1 | ||||
| 17 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | −7 | +1.2 | ||||||||
| 16 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.4 | |||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −4.8 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4.6 | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.8 | |||
| Team | 108 | 44-9347.3% | 11-3234.4% | 49 | 23 | 20 | 27 | 9-1656.3% | 18 | 8 | 10 | |||
Bench 44 points on 17 for 39 shooting
Did not play: Ochai Agbaji and Leandro Bolmaro (coach’s decision).
Rockets114Jazz108ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Jabari Smith Jr. scored 21 points (9 in the fourth quarter), and the Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 114-108.
Eric Gordon’s driving layup put the Rockets ahead for good with 1:23 left in the fourth quarter.
Smith’s 2 free throws with 8.8 seconds left made it 114-108 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Jazz 11-6. Smith scored 4 of the Rockets’ 11 at the line, 4 for 4.
Kevin Porter Jr. had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Jalen Green added 25 points (13 in the third quarter). The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Jazz, Jordan Clarkson scored 17 points. Kelly Olynyk had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Jarred Vanderbilt had 13 points and 11 rebounds. All 13 of Simone Fontecchio’s points came in the fourth quarter. The Jazz had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Rockets went 27 for 32 at the line to the Jazz’s 9 for 16.
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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
87 points from the field on 90 shots: 9.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-24 | 66.7% | 67% |
| In the paint | 10-27 | 37.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-4 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-31 | 32.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Conley | 29 | 10 | 5-11 | +2 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 14 | 3-6 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Clarkson | 33 | 10 | 4-7 | +1 |
| Mike Conley | 11 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Malik Beasley | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 11 | 4-6 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 33 | 10 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Mike Conley | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 13 | 4-4 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
UTA
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Highest Leverage Moments
Conley 3' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Clarkson 4 AST)
Q4 1:37
16.3%
73→56
Gordon 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (13 PTS)
Q4 1:23
16.3%
56→73
Clarkson 4' Driving Layup (17 PTS)
Q4 2:59
15.5%
82→66
Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Porter Jr. 4 AST)
Q4 10:51
15.0%
53→68
Fontecchio 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Horton-Tucker 3 AST)
Q4 9:13
13.6%
82→68
