Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn HOU
HOU scored 18 pts off UTA's 13 turnovers (1.38 PPP allowed).
8 of 13 TOVs (62%) led to a make.
- 02highTurnover outcomesOn UTA
UTA scored 15 pts off HOU's 10 turnovers (1.50 PPP allowed).
7 of 10 TOVs (70%) led to a make.
- 03medScoring chainsOn UTA
Thompson got 10 of his 14 pts via drives (5 makes, 71% up 36 pp from season avg 36%).
2 from cuts (4 pts)
- 04medScoring chainsOn UTA
Sengun got 8 of his 16 pts via drives (4 makes, 50% up 12 pp from season avg 38%).
3 from cuts (6 pts) · 1 from post-ups (2 pts)
- 05medScoring chainsOn HOU
Bailey got 11 of his 20 pts via pull-up jumpers (5 makes, 55% up 26 pp from season avg 29%).
3 from drives (6 pts) · 1 from other actions (3 pts)
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | UTA | 9/26 35% | 12/20 60% | 12/29 41% | 10/21 48% | 43/96 45% |
| HOU | 13/20 65% | 13/25 52% | 12/22 55% | 13/25 52% | 51/92 55% | |
| 3P | UTA | 1/12 8% | 2/3 67% | 1/7 14% | 1/5 20% | 5/27 19% |
| HOU | 4/5 80% | 4/10 40% | 4/10 40% | 3/7 43% | 15/32 47% | |
| FT | UTA | 3/3 100% | 2/4 50% | 3/3 100% | 7/12 58% | 15/22 68% |
| HOU | 4/5 80% | 5/6 83% | 10/11 91% | 4/8 50% | 23/30 77% | |
| REB | UTA | 11 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 45 |
| HOU | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 46 | |
| AST | UTA | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| HOU | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | |
| TOV | UTA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| HOU | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Paint PTS | UTA | 14 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 62 |
| HOU | 14 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 64 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — HOU ahead above the line, UTA below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (0) and ties (2).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cody Williams UTA · Starter | 38:17 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10/16 | 0/2 | -29 |
Ace Bailey UTA · Starter | 32:36 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9/17 | 2/8 | -17 |
Brice Sensabaugh UTA · Starter | 33:21 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7/16 | 2/6 | -22 |
Kyle Filipowski UTA · Starter | 30:17 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8/16 | 0/4 | -22 |
Oscar Tshiebwe UTA | 21:24 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7/11 | 0/0 | -15 |
John Konchar UTA · Starter | 30:25 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/7 | 1/4 | -24 |
Kennedy Chandler UTA | 24:50 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/9 | 0/1 | -20 |
Svi Mykhailiuk UTA | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Elijah Harkless UTA | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Bez Mbeng UTA | 28:50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/2 | -21 |
Kevin Love UTA | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Isaiah Collier UTA | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | UTA | HOU | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 62 | 64 | HOU +2 |
| Fast break | 22 | 19 | UTA +3 |
| Off turnovers | 15 | 23 | HOU +8 |
| 2nd chance | 15 | 23 | HOU +8 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | UTA | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 273 | 297 |
| Touches | 401 | 420 |
| Distance (mi) | 18.1 | 17.4 |
| Pull-up FG | 22/59 (37%) | 28/54 (52%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 21/37 (57%) | 23/38 (61%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:53PTSUTA100–131 · HOU +31Bailey 1' Driving Layup (19 PTS) (Chandler 4 AST)
- 2:40PTSHOU100–132 · HOU +32Davison Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 2:40PTSHOU100–133 · HOU +33Davison Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 2:35TOVUTA100–133 · HOU +33Williams Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T13)
- 2:20MISSHOU100–133 · HOU +33MISS Green 17' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
- 2:19MISSUTA100–133 · HOU +33MISS Bailey Free Throw 1 of 2
- 2:19PTSUTA101–133 · HOU +32Bailey Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
- 2:00MISSHOU101–133 · HOU +32MISS Tate 3' Driving Layup
- 1:59PTSHOU101–135 · HOU +34Finney-Smith Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
- 1:47MISSUTA101–135 · HOU +34MISS Williams 3' Driving Layup
- 1:47PTSUTA103–135 · HOU +32Tshiebwe 1' Putback Layup (15 PTS)
- 1:47MISSUTA103–135 · HOU +32MISS Tshiebwe Free Throw 1 of 1
- 1:35PTSHOU103–138 · HOU +35Finney-Smith 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Holiday 2 AST)
- 1:27MISSUTA103–138 · HOU +35MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:05PTSHOU103–140 · HOU +37Davison 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Holiday 3 AST)
- 0:58PTSUTA105–140 · HOU +35Bailey 16' Step Back Bank Jump Shot (22 PTS)
- 0:35MISSHOU105–140 · HOU +35MISS Green 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:25PTSUTA106–140 · HOU +34Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
- 0:25MISSUTA106–140 · HOU +34MISS Williams Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:01TOVHOU106–140 · HOU +34ROCKETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#11)