Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz
· National Basketball AssociationKeyonte George scores 30 points to help Jazz rally past Rockets 124-115
Walker Kessler had 11 points and 17 rebounds, and Isaiah Collier added 12 points and 10 assists to help Utah snap a two-game skid.
Alperen Sengun led Houston with 27 points and 12 rebounds. Jalen Green added 25 points and 10 assists, and Amen Thompson had 23 points.
Aaron Holiday and Thompson made back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Rockets up 96-89. But the Jazz surged ahead for good behind a 21-5 run. Three straight baskets, capped by Cody Williams' layup, gave Utah a 110-101 lead with 5:59 left.
Sengun and Dillion Brooks each scored a pair of baskets to key an early 13-2 spurt that gave Houston a 45-40 lead midway through the second quarter.
Utah chipped away at the deficit, but did not retake a lead again until the third quarter when Markkanen bookended a string of four straight baskets that powered a 13-5 run. Kessler’s alley-oop dunk three possessions later punctuated that run and put the Jazz up 77-76.
Jazz: George propped up Utah’s struggling offense in the first half, scoring 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting before halftime.
Regular Season Series
UTAH leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 115 - 124 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 115 - 124 |
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Cody Williams defensive rebound | 115 - 124 |
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Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper | 115 - 124 |
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Rockets offensive team rebound | 115 - 124 |
Statistics
HOU |
UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 44-100 | FG | 49-98 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 17-43 | 3PT | 13-40 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 10-18 | FT | 13-27 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 48 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 42 |
| 33 | Assists | 28 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 66 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Georges Niang, F | Out | Dec 15 |
| Walker Kessler, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 26 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Antonio |
23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
Houston |
18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
Memphis |
14 | 16 | .467 | 9 | W1 |
Dallas |
12 | 20 | .375 | 12 | L1 |
New Orleans |
8 | 23 | .258 | 15.5 | L1 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City |
26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
Denver |
22 | 8 | .733 | 3.5 | W1 |
Minnesota |
20 | 11 | .645 | 6 | L1 |
Portland |
12 | 18 | .400 | 13.5 | L2 |
Utah |
10 | 19 | .345 | 15 | L4 |
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