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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 24 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 91 |
 Jazz | 32 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 107 |
HOUTeam statsUTA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 28-7935.4% | 17-4637.0% | 18-2475.0% | 35 | 14 | 15 |
| UTA | 37-8643.0% | 11-3531.4% | 22-2684.6% | 52 | 24 | 14 |
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Utah Jazz107| 40 | 31 | 11-26 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 0 | +8 | +1.1 | |||||||
| 39 | 18 | 6-17 | 1-7 | 5-6 | +15 | −0.4 | ||||||||
| 33 | 23 | 8-13 | 3-8 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +5.4 | ||||||
| 24 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 | +0.8 | ||||||||
| 23 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −2.1 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 11 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −4.1 | ||||||
| 24 | 12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-5 | +14 | +7.2 | |||||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −2.8 | |||
| 9 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.3 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.8 | ||
| Team | 107 | 37-8643.0% | 11-3531.4% | 52 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 22-2684.6% | 16 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 28 points on 9 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Grayson Allen, Raul Neto and Ekpe Udoh (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets91| 38 | 30 | 8-19 | 6-12 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 38 | 16 | 5-12 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 38 | 13 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1.2 | |||||
| 35 | 23 | 8-19 | 2-8 | 5-6 | −8 | +7.5 | ||||||||
| 28 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −5.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −10.2 | ||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −4.0 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.8 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.1 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 91 | 28-7935.4% | 17-4637.0% | 35 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 18-2475.0% | 9 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 5 points on 2 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Iman Shumpert and Nene (coach’s decision).
Jazz107Rockets91ClickTap 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.
Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points (19 in the fourth quarter), and the Utah Jazz opened the fourth quarter with a 15-1 run to beat the Houston Rockets 107-91 to avoid elimination in Game 4 of the first-round series.
The Rockets led 79-76 after three quarters. Ricky Rubio’s 9-foot floater put the Jazz ahead for good with 10:54 left. Mitchell scored 13 points during the run, and they led 91-80 with 9:04 left.
Jae Crowder scored 23 points (14 in the first quarter) on 8 for 13 shooting, and Derrick Favors added 12 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Rubio assisted on 5 of Mitchell’s 11 baskets, 4 of them during the 15-1 run.
For the Rockets, James Harden scored 30 points with 6 3-pointers, and Chris Paul added 23 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals.
The Rockets gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Jazz missed. The Jazz outscored the Rockets 52-22 in the paint.
Utah JazzHouston RocketsPS, 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).
85 points from the field on 85 shots: 8.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-35 | 62.9% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-13 | 30.8% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 0-3 | 0.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-10 | 30.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-25 | 32.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 36 | 8 | 4-9 | −4 |
| Austin Rivers | 11 | 7 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Chris Paul | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| James Harden | 7 | 3 | 1-5 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 13 | 4-11 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 19 | 15 | 6-7 | +11 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 12 | 5 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Chris Paul | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| James Harden | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 17 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Chris Paul | 13 | 2 | 1-6 | −1 |
| Austin Rivers | 13 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Eric Gordon | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 9 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 70 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.
UTA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
UTA
Highest Leverage Moments
Mitchell 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Rubio 7 AST)
Q4 11:39
17.6%
37→55
Niang 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Favors 1 AST)
Q3 1:53
13.2%
43→56
Rivers 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Paul 7 AST)
Q3 1:32
13.2%
56→43
Mitchell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Rubio 10 AST)
Q4 9:04
12.9%
82→95
Crowder 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST)
Q3 4:54
12.5%
40→53
