Utah Jazz: 3 takeaways from Game 1 vs. Rockets

3. Jazz gave Houston too many opportunities

One of the biggest takeaways from the opening game in the series was how freely the Jazz allowed the Rockets to operate on the offensive side of the floor.

That ultimately provided Houston, one of the more potent offenses in the NBA, with too many opportunities to take advantage.

By the end of the game, the Rockets ended up recording their seventh straight game with at least 15 3-pointers, which is the longest such streak in NBA history. Houston shot 15-of-41 from deep (36.6 percent) and finished 48-for-95 (50.5 percent) from the field overall.

On the other side of things, the Jazz weren’t able to match the Rockets’ efforts from behind the arc, finishing 7-for-27 (25.9 percent) from deep while shooting 30-for-77 overall (39.0 percent).

Utah also gave Houston multiple opportunities on both ends of the floor with sloppy play and a high amount of turnovers. The Jazz finished with 18 turnovers to the Rockets’ 10, also allowing Houston to record 24 points off of those turnovers.

Overall, Utah allowed too many opportunities to Houston from 3 and with its sloppy ball control on the offensive side of the court. When you play a potent team like the Rockets, or really any team in the league come playoff time, you won’t win too many games like that.