Game ID: 22401107
Utah Jazz @ Houston Rockets
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 33 37 32 41 143UTA 26 20 29 30 105
HOU vs UTA ScoutingHOU vs UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
HOU availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 5 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 11 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Holiday missed 2 since 3/21, returns tonight: 10 min (81% of 13)
OUT Sheppard missed 9 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Landale missed 3 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Jef. Green missed 2 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Tate missed 3 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Thompson back 3/21 after 6, 33 min since (103% of 32)
HOU availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 6 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 12 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Sheppard missed 10 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Landale missed 4 since 3/19, returns tonight: 14 min (115% of 12)
OUT Jef. Green missed 3 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Tate missed 4 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Thompson back 3/21 after 6, 33 min since (103% of 32)
BACK Holiday back 3/25 after 2, 10 min since (81% of 13)
NEW Green 33 to 38 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/30 · 2 days' restOUT Whitmore missed 7 since 3/15, returns tonight: 13 min (83% of 15)
OUT Dante missed 13 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Sheppard missed 11 since 3/08, returns tonight: 12 min (99% of 12)
OUT Jef. Green missed 4 since 3/21, returns tonight: 10 min (84% of 12)
OUT Tate missed 5 since 3/19, returns tonight: 13 min (113% of 11)
BACK Thompson back 3/21 after 6, 32 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Holiday back 3/25 after 2, 11 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Landale back 3/27 after 4, 14 min since (115% of 12)
NEW Adams 15 to 23 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 3/31 · back-to-backOUT Dante missed 14 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Thompson back 3/21 after 6, 30 min since (92% of 32)
BACK Whitmore back 3/30 after 7, 13 min since (83% of 15)
BACK Holiday back 3/25 after 2, 14 min since (115% of 13)
BACK Sheppard back 3/30 after 11, 12 min since (99% of 12)
BACK Landale back 3/27 after 4, 15 min since (126% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 3/30 after 4, 10 min since (84% of 12)
BACK Tate back 3/30 after 5, 13 min since (113% of 11)
NEW Adams 15 to 20 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 15 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Whitmore back 3/30 after 7, 13 min since (83% of 15)
BACK Holiday back 3/25 after 2, 14 min since (115% of 13)
BACK Sheppard back 3/30 after 11, 12 min since (99% of 12)
BACK Landale back 3/27 after 4, 15 min since (126% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 3/30 after 4, 10 min since (84% of 12)
BACK Tate back 3/30 after 5, 13 min since (113% of 11)
HOU availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 16 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Whitmore back 3/30 after 7, 12 min since (81% of 15)
BACK Holiday back 3/25 after 2, 14 min since (113% of 13)
BACK Sheppard back 3/30 after 11, 10 min since (87% of 12)
BACK Landale back 3/27 after 4, 16 min since (140% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 3/30 after 4, 8 min since (71% of 12)
BACK Tate back 3/30 after 5, 12 min since (110% of 11)
HOU availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 17 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Whitmore back 3/30 after 7, 9 min since (56% of 15)
BACK Sheppard back 3/30 after 11, 7 min since (60% of 12)
BACK Landale back 3/27 after 4, 16 min since (140% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 3/30 after 4, 8 min since (71% of 12)
BACK Tate back 3/30 after 5, 13 min since (117% of 11)
HOU availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restOUT Dante missed 18 since 3/04, returns tonight: 14 min (107% of 13)
OUT Landale missed 2 since 4/04, returns tonight: 34 min (294% of 12)
OUT Jef. Green missed 2 since 4/04, returns tonight: 18 min (161% of 12)
BACK Whitmore back 3/30 after 7, 7 min since (44% of 15)
BACK Sheppard back 3/30 after 11, 6 min since (48% of 12)
BACK Tate back 3/30 after 5, 10 min since (90% of 11)
HOU availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restBACK Dante back 4/09 after 18, 14 min since (107% of 13)
BACK Landale back 4/09 after 2, 34 min since (294% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 4/09 after 2, 18 min since (161% of 12)
UTA availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 6 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 3/21, returns tonight: 18 min (98% of 18)
OUT Harkless missed 20 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK George back 3/17 after 4, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 19 min since (83% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/16 after 2, 22 min since (112% of 20)
BACK Potter back 3/17 after 4, 20 min since (110% of 19)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 0 min since (1% of 13)
UTA availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 7 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 21 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK George back 3/17 after 4, 28 min since (89% of 32)
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 21 min since (93% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/21 after 2, 14 min since (72% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/19 after 7, 18 min since (100% of 18)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 0 min since (1% of 13)
UTA availability going into 3/28 · back-to-backOUT Collins missed 8 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 3 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 22 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 20 min since (89% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/21 after 2, 14 min since (72% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/19 after 7, 18 min since (100% of 18)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 13)
UTA availability going into 3/31 · 2 days' restOUT Collins missed 9 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 3 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 4 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 23 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 19 min since (85% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/21 after 2, 12 min since (61% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (120% of 18)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 13)
NEW Filipowski 21 to 27 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 10 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Kessler missed 2 since 3/28, returns tonight: 28 min (92% of 30)
OUT Clarkson missed 4 since 3/25, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 5 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 24 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 3/23 after 4, 21 min since (93% of 23)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/25 after 2, 23 min since (124% of 18)
BACK Springer back 3/23 after 4, 8 min since (62% of 13)
NEW Filipowski 21 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 11 since 3/14, not on tonight's roster
OUT Clarkson missed 5 since 3/25, not on tonight's roster
OUT Potter missed 6 since 3/23, returns tonight: 24 min (129% of 19)
OUT Harkless missed 25 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 4/02 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 30)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/25 after 2, 23 min since (124% of 18)
NEW Collier 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Filipowski 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 20 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 26 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 4/02 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 30)
BACK Potter back 4/04 after 6, 24 min since (129% of 19)
NEW Collier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Filipowski 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 20 to 26 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 2 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 4/02, returns tonight: 19 min (106% of 18)
OUT Harkless missed 27 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Potter back 4/04 after 6, 17 min since (92% of 19)
NEW Collier 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Filipowski 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Juzang 20 to 27 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 3 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 28 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Potter back 4/04 after 6, 20 min since (110% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 4/09 after 3, 19 min since (106% of 18)
NEW Collier 26 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Filipowski 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 20 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Juzang 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Springer 13 to 20 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Green at 25 and Sengun at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 124, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sexton at 16 and Filipowski at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Collins (10 straight), Kessler (2 straight), Clarkson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-8 a night and Utah minus-10 and the defense, Houston allowing 111 a night to Utah's 124. Call it Houston 121, Utah 106, Houston by 15.
3/25 vs ATL 121-114 — HOU notes
HOU won 121-114. HOU shot 45% (42 of 93) to ATL's 42%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 29 times to ATL's 15 — 26 points from the stripe to their 13. Green led with 32 (14 of 24, 1 of 7 from three); VanVleet added 21, Sengun 18. The hinge was Q2, 35-25: a lead of 7 became 17, and the lead reached 25. Adams was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/27 @ UTA 121-110 — HOU notes
HOU won 121-110. HOU shot 46% (47 of 102) to UTA's 54%, 12 of 37 from three. HOU turned it over 9 times to UTA's 16. The glass went 51-33 for them. Sengun led with 33 (11 of 19, 11 of 13 at the line); Green added 21, Eason 15. The hinge was Q3, 36-29: a lead of 2 became 9, and the lead reached 15. Sengun was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/30 @ PHX 148-109 — HOU notes
HOU won 148-109. HOU shot 57% (56 of 98) to PHX's 48%, 18 of 31 from three, and went to the line 25 times to PHX's 17 — 18 points from the stripe to their 15. HOU turned it over 9 times to PHX's 19. Ja. Green led with 33 (9 of 17, 4 of 5 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Sengun added 16, VanVleet 13. The hinge was Q2, 46-25: a lead of 8 became 29, and the lead reached 42. Smith Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
3/31 @ LAL 98-104 — HOU notes
HOU lost 98-104. HOU shot 42% (37 of 89) to LAL's 39%, 10 of 32 from three. Thompson led with 20 (8 of 14, 1 of 3 from three); Brooks added 16, Smith Jr. 15. Q1 was theirs, 19-16, but the other 3 periods went 88-79 against them. Green's -11 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/02 vs UTA 143-105 — HOU notes
HOU won 143-105. HOU shot 54% (56 of 104) to UTA's 43%, 19 of 45 from three. The glass went 63-39 for them. Ja. Green led with 22 (7 of 15, 4 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Brooks added 21, Sengun 15. The hinge was Q2, 37-20: a lead of 7 became 24, and the lead reached 41. Eason was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
4/04 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Sengun at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 13 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 46 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Wiggins (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 46 percent from three to Houston's 38 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-13 a night and OKC plus-7. Call it Houston 116, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
4/06 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Podziemski at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Green at 24 and Sengun at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 14 a night. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-14 a night and Golden State plus-5. Call it Golden State 116, Houston 114, Houston keeping it close.
4/09 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 99, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Coffey (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Green at 24 and Sengun at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 112, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
4/11 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and James at 27 a game. Without Morris (10 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brooks at 20 and Sengun at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-8 a night and the Lakers plus-0 and the line, where the Lakers take 25 free throws a game to Houston's 18. Call it the Lakers 114, Houston 113, Houston keeping it close.
3/25 vs MEM 103-140 — UTA notes
UTA lost 103-140. UTA shot 44% (34 of 78) to MEM's 53%, 17 of 42 from three. UTA turned it over 13 times to MEM's 8. The glass went 28-52 against them. Collier led with 21 (7 of 13, 4 of 8 from three); Sexton added 15, Filipowski 13. Q1 was theirs, 35-29, but the other 3 periods went 111-68 against them. They led by as many as 14. George's -29 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 vs HOU 110-121 — UTA notes
UTA lost 110-121. UTA shot 54% (43 of 79) to HOU's 46%, 11 of 23 from three. UTA turned it over 16 times to HOU's 9. The glass went 33-51 against them. Sexton led with 21 (9 of 20, 3 of 4 from three); George added 17, Sensabaugh 17. Q2 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 3 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 95-83 against them. Filipowski's -16 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 @ DEN 93-129 — UTA notes
UTA lost 93-129. UTA took 10 more shots (93 to 83), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 35% to DEN's 58%, 7 of 40 from three. Sexton led with 20 (8 of 18, 1 of 4 from three); George added 18, Filipowski 18. Q2 was theirs, 32-31, the deficit cut from 11 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 98-61 against them. Tshiebwe's -31 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 @ CHA 106-110 — UTA notes
UTA lost 106-110. UTA took 16 more shots (96 to 80), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to CHA's 54%, 14 of 52 from three. UTA turned it over 10 times to CHA's 18. George led with 20 (7 of 20, 3 of 10 from three); Sensabaugh added 19, Collier 17. Q3 was theirs, 31-26, the deficit cut from 7 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 84-75 against them. Martin's -13 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/02 @ HOU 105-143 — UTA notes
UTA lost 105-143. UTA shot 43% (40 of 94) to HOU's 54%, 10 of 40 from three. The glass went 39-63 against them. Collier led with 22 (7 of 11, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Sexton added 18, George 14. Q3 was theirs, 29-32, but the other 3 periods went 111-76 against them. Sensabaugh's -35 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Turner at 15 a game. Without Mathurin (3 straight), Isa. Jackson (70 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 129, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sexton at 18 and Collier at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 15 a night. Without Collins (11 straight), Clarkson (5 straight), Potter (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been minus-1 a night and Utah minus-15 and the arc, Indiana at 42 percent from three to Utah's 30. Call it Indiana 124, Utah 110, Indiana by 14.
4/06 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Daniels at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Johnson (33 straight), Capela (12 straight), Mathews (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 129, shooting 42 percent and 28 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and George at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Tshiebwe (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-0 a night and Utah minus-10 and the arc, Atlanta at 35 percent from three to Utah's 28. Call it Atlanta 122, Utah 114.
4/09 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 134, shooting 41 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 23 and George at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Kessler (2 straight), Martin (2 straight), Tshiebwe (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Avdija at 32 and Sharpe at 26 a game. Without Simons (4 straight), Grant (14 straight), Henderson (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 111 a night to Utah's 134 and the glass, where Portland has been plus-3 a night and Utah minus-8. Call it Portland 118, Utah 113.
4/11 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 133, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and George at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (3 straight), Martin (3 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 26 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 117 a night to Utah's 133 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 13 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 122, Utah 115.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
IC I. Collier
JJ J. Juzang
JS J. Springer
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
KM K. Martin
SM S. Mykhailiuk
WK W. Kessler
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CW C. Whitmore
DB D. Brooks
JG J. Green
JL J. Landale
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
NW N. Williams
RS R. Sheppard
TE T. Eason
UTA/HOU the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jalen Green scores 22 points to lead Rockets to 50th win of the season
HOUSTON -- — Jalen Green scored 22 points, Dillon Brooks added 21 and the Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 143-105 on Wednesday night for their 50th win of the season.
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.