Game ID: 22501124
Utah Jazz @ Houston Rockets
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 34 35 38 33 140UTA 22 28 28 28 106
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 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Newton missed 7 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 3/18 after 2, 36 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Holiday back 3/20 after 3, 16 min since (116% of 14)
HOU availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Newton missed 8 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/20 after 3, 16 min since (115% of 14)
HOU availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Newton missed 9 since 3/13, out tonight
HOU availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Finney-Smith missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Newton missed 10 since 3/13, out tonight
HOU availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 4 since 3/27, returns tonight: 9 min (56% of 16)
OUT Newton missed 11 since 3/13, out tonight
HOU availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Newton missed 12 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 4/03 after 4, 9 min since (56% of 16)
HOU availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Newton missed 13 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 4/03 after 4, 9 min since (56% of 16)
HOU availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Newton missed 14 since 3/13, out tonight
HOU availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Finney-Smith missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Newton missed 15 since 3/13, out tonight
UTA availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 4 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 12 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Love missed 4 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 3/18 after 3, 25 min since (95% of 26)
BACK Sensabaugh back 3/23 after 2, 31 min since (134% of 24)
BACK Hinson back 3/25 after 2, 11 min since (54% of 20)
NEW Williams 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Harkless 21 to 30 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/28 · back-to-backOUT Collier missed 5 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 13 since 3/04, returns tonight: 9 min (40% of 23)
OUT Love missed 5 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Sensabaugh back 3/23 after 2, 28 min since (121% of 24)
BACK Hinson back 3/25 after 2, 11 min since (54% of 20)
NEW Williams 24 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Harkless 21 to 35 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 6 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Love missed 6 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Sensabaugh back 3/23 after 2, 30 min since (128% of 24)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/28 after 13, 9 min since (40% of 23)
NEW Williams 24 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Harkless 21 to 33 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 7 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Love missed 7 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Sensabaugh back 3/23 after 2, 29 min since (124% of 24)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/28 after 13, 9 min since (40% of 23)
NEW Williams 24 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Harkless 21 to 32 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 8 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 2 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 4 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Love missed 8 since 3/19, out tonight
NEW Williams 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 29 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 9 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 3/30, returns tonight: 24 min (102% of 23)
OUT Harkless missed 3 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 5 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Love missed 9 since 3/19, out tonight
NEW Williams 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 30 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 10 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 4 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 6 since 3/27, returns tonight: 11 min (56% of 20)
OUT Love missed 10 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/28 after 13, 16 min since (71% of 23)
NEW Bailey 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Filipowski 23 to 30 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT Collier missed 11 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 5 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Love missed 11 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 4/05 after 3, 24 min since (102% of 23)
BACK Hinson back 4/07 after 6, 11 min since (56% of 20)
NEW Bailey 28 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Williams 24 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 32 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Collier missed 12 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 6 since 3/30, out tonight
OUT Love missed 12 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Hinson back 4/07 after 6, 23 min since (113% of 20)
NEW Konchar 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Filipowski 23 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Tshiebwe 17 to 22 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 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 24 and Sengun at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Finney-Smith (4 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 131, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Filipowski at 24 and Sensabaugh at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Collier (8 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight), Harkless (2 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-12 and the defense, Houston allowing 106 a night to Utah's 131. Call it Houston 123, Utah 111, Houston by 12.
3/27 @ MEM 119-109 — HOU notes
HOU won 119-109. HOU shot 47% (44 of 93) to MEM's 44%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 26 times to MEM's 18 — 19 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 57-39 for them. Durant led with 25 (8 of 14, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Smith Jr. added 21, Thompson 18. The hinge was Q2, 24-19: a lead of 2 became 7. Eason was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/29 @ NOP 134-102 — HOU notes
HOU won 134-102. HOU shot 47% (49 of 105) to NOP's 43%, 18 of 44 from three, and got to the line 21 times to NOP's 28. The glass went 59-36 for them. Sengun led with 36 (12 of 23, 5 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Smith Jr. added 20, Durant 20. The hinge was Q2, 39-18: from level to 21 ahead, and the lead reached 33. Holiday was the night's best plus/minus at +41.
3/31 vs NYK 111-94 — HOU notes
HOU won 111-94. HOU shot 54% (42 of 78) to NYK's 42%, 15 of 35 from three. Durant led with 27 (10 of 18, 4 of 7 from three); Sheppard added 20, Thompson 17. The hinge was Q1, 37-21: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Durant was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/01 vs MIL 119-113 — HOU notes
HOU won 119-113. HOU shot 47% (41 of 87) to MIL's 47%, 18 of 42 from three, and went to the line 22 times to MIL's 16 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. HOU turned it over 7 times to MIL's 15. Sheppard led with 27 (9 of 15, 9 of 14 from three); Sengun added 25, Durant 19. The hinge was Q1, 27-20: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Sheppard was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/03 vs UTA 140-106 — HOU notes
HOU won 140-106. HOU shot 55% (51 of 92) to UTA's 45%, 15 of 32 from three, and went to the line 30 times to UTA's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 15. Durant led with 25 (8 of 12, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Thompson added 21, Sengun 19. The hinge was Q1, 34-22: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 37. Sheppard was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/05 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Santos at 23 and Podziemski at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Ste. Curry (27 straight), Horford (11 straight), Post (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 23 and Sengun at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 105 a night to Golden State's 119 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 15 times a game to Houston's 9. Call it Houston 117, Golden State 111.
4/07 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Green at 22 a game. One day's rest. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 24 and Sengun at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 43 percent from three to Phoenix's 36 and the turnovers, Phoenix giving it away 14 times a game to Houston's 9. Call it Phoenix 115, Houston 114, Houston keeping it close.
4/09 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 25 and Thompson at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 26 and George at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 35 and the defense, Houston allowing 107 a night to Philadelphia's 117. Call it Houston 119, Philadelphia 110.
4/10 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Thompson at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Finney-Smith (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Edwards (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-7 and the defense, Houston allowing 108 a night to Minnesota's 117. Call it Houston 117, Minnesota 112.
3/27 @ DEN 129-135 — UTA notes
UTA lost 129-135. UTA shot 56% (53 of 95) to DEN's 47%, 9 of 33 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DEN's 32. Filipowski led with 25 (11 of 17, 1 of 6 from three); Williams added 24, Konchar 16. Q2 was theirs, 36-25, the deficit cut from 11 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 110-93 against them. They led by as many as 14. Mbeng's -16 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 @ PHX 109-134 — UTA notes
UTA lost 109-134. UTA shot 47% (43 of 92) to PHX's 50%, 10 of 23 from three. The glass went 42-60 against them. Sensabaugh led with 26 (11 of 21, 2 of 5 from three); Filipowski added 26, Mykhailiuk 14. Q3 was theirs, 38-35, the deficit cut from 28 to 25, but the other 3 periods went 99-71 against them. Williams's -31 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/30 vs CLE 113-122 — UTA notes
UTA lost 113-122. UTA shot 48% (42 of 88) to CLE's 52%, 15 of 29 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CLE's 27. Williams led with 26 (11 of 22, 4 of 6 at the line); Filipowski added 20, Bailey 19. Q3 was theirs, 36-31, the deficit cut from 10 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 91-77 against them. Sensabaugh's -14 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 vs DEN 117-130 — UTA notes
UTA lost 117-130. UTA shot 46% (44 of 95) to DEN's 48%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 25 times to DEN's 31. Sensabaugh led with 28 (11 of 18, 6 of 9 from three); Filipowski added 25, Chandler 16. Q3 was theirs, 36-29, the deficit cut from 14 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 101-81 against them. Mbeng's -17 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 @ HOU 106-140 — UTA notes
UTA lost 106-140. UTA shot 45% (43 of 96) to HOU's 55%, 5 of 27 from three, and got to the line 22 times to HOU's 30. Williams led with 27 (10 of 16, 7 of 10 at the line); Bailey added 22, Sensabaugh 20. Q4 was theirs, 28-33, but the other 3 periods went 107-78 against them. Williams's -29 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 14 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Sandfort (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 132, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Filipowski at 23 and Sensabaugh at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Collier (9 straight), Mykhailiuk (3 straight), Harkless (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Utah's 132 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-2 a night and Utah minus-9. Call it OKC 126, Utah 110, OKC by 16.
4/07 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Bey at 21 and Fears at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Oduro (3 straight), Poole (3 straight), McGowens (13 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 134, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 25 and Filipowski at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Collier (10 straight), Harkless (4 straight), Hinson (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 120 a night to Utah's 134 and the line, where New Orleans takes 27 free throws a game to Utah's 20. Call it New Orleans 122, Utah 115.
4/10 vs MEM — 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 117 a night and allowing 139, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 24 and Filipowski at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Collier (11 straight), Harkless (5 straight), Love (11 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 133, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson at 20 and Prosper at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 16 a night. Without Rupert (2 straight), Small (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been minus-6 a night and Memphis minus-16 and the arc, Memphis at 39 percent from three to Utah's 34. Call it Utah 124, Memphis 123, Memphis keeping it close.
4/12 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 24 and Hachimura at 13 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Reaves (4 straight), Hayes (3 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 135, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 25 and Bailey at 18 a game. Without Collier (12 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight), Harkless (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 114 a night to Utah's 135 and the glass, where Utah has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-5. Call it the Lakers 122, Utah 116.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTAAB A. Bailey
BM B. Mbeng
BS B. Sensabaugh
CW C. Williams
JK J. Konchar
KC K. Chandler
KF K. Filipowski
OT O. Tshiebwe
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CC C. Capela
DF D. Finney-Smith
JD J. Davison
JG J. Green
JO J. Okogie
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
KD K. Durant
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
Rockets win their 5th straight, beating the Jazz 140-106 behind 25 points from Kevin Durant
HOUSTON -- — Kevin Durant scored 25 points and the Houston Rockets won their fifth straight game, beating the Utah Jazz 140-106 on Friday night.
Durant shot 8 of 12 from the field and added five assists. It was the 45th time this season he's scored 20 or more points while shooting 50% or better. That’s second among NBA players behind Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander , who has done it 47 times.
Amen Thompson had 21 points and Alperen Sengun scored 19 for the Rockets (48-29), who clinched a playoff spot Thursday. They are a game behind Denver for fourth place in the Western Conference.
Cody Williams led the Jazz with 27 points and 11 rebounds, but they shot just 5 of 27 from behind the 3-point line.
Utah (21-57) has lost eight consecutive games and 12 of 13.
Houston scored the first five points and never trailed. Tari Eason capped an 11-3 run with less than three minutes left in the first quarter to push the lead to 10, and the Rockets led by 12 after 12 minutes.
Utah scored the first five points of the second, but the Rockets answered with a 12-2 burst to push their lead to 17. The margin grew to 23 before Houston took a 19-point lead into halftime.
The Jazz whittled the lead down to 14, but the Rockets used a 19-4 run in the final 3:20 of the period to take a 29-point advantage into the fourth.
Up next Jazz: At the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.