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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jazz | 19 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 98 |
 Rockets | 39 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 118 |
UTATeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 39-9839.8% | 8-3821.1% | 12-1866.7% | 48 | 27 | 12 |
| HOU | 38-8047.5% | 17-4240.5% | 25-3083.3% | 46 | 17 | 18 |
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Houston Rockets118| 34 | 16 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +3.3 | |||||
| 33 | 32 | 11-24 | 6-13 | 4-5 | 0 | +24 | +6.7 | |||||||
| 30 | 16 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +5 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | +17 | +1.5 | ||||||||
| 29 | 17 | 5-11 | 1-6 | 6-6 | +8 | +0.3 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +6 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | −3.8 | ||||
| 17 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +8 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.1 | |||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.9 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.4 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.6 | ||||
| Team | 118 | 38-8047.5% | 17-4240.5% | 46 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 25-3083.3% | 8 | 8 | 9 | |||
Bench 30 points on 8 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Nene (coach’s decision).
Utah Jazz98| 37 | 11 | 5-19 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −13.2 | ||||||
| 32 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 32 | 17 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | −17 | +5.2 | |||||||
| 31 | 11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | −20 | +5.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | −10 | +7.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 17 | 7-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −16 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.7 | ||||
| 10 | 9 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.6 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.5 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.3 | |||
| Team | 98 | 39-9839.8% | 8-3821.1% | 48 | 27 | 12 | 26 | 12-1866.7% | 15 | 16 | 3 | |||
Bench 38 points on 14 for 37 shooting
Rockets118Jazz98ClickTap 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 32 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 118-98 for a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.
The Rockets led by as many as 28 and never trailed, pulling away with a 33-13 run in the first quarter.
For the Jazz, Ricky Rubio had 17 points (12 in the paint), 9 assists and 4 steals, and Donovan Mitchell went 1 for 8 from 3. Derrick Favors had 14 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. Rudy Gobert had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Joe Ingles had 7 points and 5 steals.
The Rockets shot 47.5% from the field and 40.5% from 3 to the Jazz’s 39.8% and 21.1%. The Jazz outscored the Rockets 58-38 in the paint. The Rockets were outscored 13-3 in 4 minutes with Paul, Green, Gordon, Faried and House on the floor together.
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).
93 points from the field on 80 shots: 10.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 10-15 | 66.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 10-20 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 1-3 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-34 | 38.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio | 24 | 13 | 5-7 | +2 |
| Royce O'Neale | 19 | 5 | 2-8 | −4 |
| Joe Ingles | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | 5 | 8 | 4-7 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 7 | 1-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ingles | 23 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Rudy Gobert | 7 | 7 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Ricky Rubio | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Derrick Favors | 5 | 4 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 2-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 31 | 8 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Ricky Rubio | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Joe Ingles | 7 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q1 4:20
25.2%
93→68
Gobert 3' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Rubio 2 AST)
Q1 4:09
23.4%
68→92
Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
Q1 4:56
12.7%
82→95
Rubio Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Q1 3:50
12.7%
95→82
Capela 2' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Harden 5 AST)
Q2 8:37
11.5%
82→93
