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Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets

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Utah Jazz
16-61, 7-31 Away
Final
105 - 143

Houston Rockets
50-27, 28-11 Home

Jalen Green scores 22 points to lead Rockets to 50th win of the season

Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets: Game Highlights

Jabari Smith Jr. finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds off the bench, Tari Eason had 15 points and nine rebounds and Alperen Sengun had 15 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists for Houston, which shot 54% and was 19 of 45 on 3-pointers.

Isaiah Collier had 22 points and 10 assists, Collin Sexton finished with 18 points and Keyonte George had 14 points, for the Jazz, who lost their seventh straight game. Walker Kessler added 11 points and 12 rebounds. Utah shot 43% and were 10 of 40 on 3-pointers.

Brooks was issued a technical foul with seven minutes left in the first quarter after appearing to kick Sexton in the groin on a loose ball. If the technical is not rescinded, it would be Brooks’ 16th of the season, and he would be suspended for the Rockets’ game Friday night against Oklahoma City.

Houston's Fred VanVleet missed the game with soreness in his knee and right ankle.

Takeaways Jazz: Utah dropped to 1-17 since the end of February.

Rockets: Houston, which last won 50 games in the 2018-19 season, clinched a top six seed in the Western Conference.

Key moment Trailing 20-16, Green made a layup with four minutes left in the first quarter to begin a 17-6 Houston run to end the quarter. The Rockets built a 70-46 lead at halftime.

Key stat Houston outrebounded Utah 63-39 and had a 23-6 advantage in second-chance points.

Up next Utah travels to Indiana to face the Pacers on Friday night, while Houston hosts the Thunder that same night.

Regular Season Series

HOU wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 105 - 143
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 105 - 143
4th 18.1 Reed Sheppard defensive rebound 105 - 143
4th 20.1 Isaiah Collier misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot 105 - 143
4th 27.0 Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot 105 - 143

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/utah.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTAH https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/hou.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originHOU
40-94 FG 56-104
42.6 Field Goal % 53.8
10-40 3PT 19-45
25.0 Three Point % 42.2
15-23 FT 12-19
65.2 Free Throw % 63.2
39 Rebounds 63
10 Offensive Rebounds 18
29 Defensive Rebounds 45
25 Assists 30
7 Steals 4
6 Blocks 6
9 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
12 Fast Break Points 20
56 Points in Paint 66
14 Fouls 18
4 Largest Lead 41
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Reed Sheppard, G Day-To-Day Jul 21
N'Faly Dante, C Day-To-Day Jul 19
Dorian Finney-Smith, PF Day-To-Day Jul 3
Kevin Durant, PF Day-To-Day Jul 3
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brice Sensabaugh, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Kyle Filipowski, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Isaiah Collier, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Walter Clayton Jr., G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Ace Bailey, G Day-To-Day Jul 19

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 52 30 .634 - L3
Memphis 48 34 .585 4 W1
Dallas 39 43 .476 13 L1
San Antonio 34 48 .415 18 W1
New Orleans 21 61 .256 31 L7
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