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Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz

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Houston Rockets
48-26, 21-15 Away
Final
121 - 110

Utah Jazz
16-58, 9-30 Home

Alperen Sengun has 33 points and 10 rebounds as Rockets beat Jazz 121-110

Alperen Sengun slams it with authority

The Rockets have a two-game lead over the third-place Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference standings with a little more than two weeks left in the regular season.

Jalen Green added 21 points and Tari Eason scored 15 for Houston.

Collin Sexton led Utah with 21 points. Keyonte George scored 17, Isaiah Collier and Kyle Filipowski had 16 apiece and Brice Sensabaugh added 15.

Takeaways Rockets: The game began an eight-game stretch for the Rockets that includes only two home contests as they seek to hold off the Nuggets, the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis for the Western Conference’s No. 2 playoff seed.

Jazz: While Utah lost for the 14th time in 15 games, Collier has provided some reason for hope by scoring well above his season average lately. Two nights after scoring 21 points against Memphis, Collier had 16 more while shooting 7 of 12.

Key moment After Sexton sank a 3-pointer to cut the Rockets’ lead to 105-102 with 3:36 left, Thompson scored 18 seconds later to spark a 6-0 run that gave the Rockets some breathing room.

Key stat Houston outrebounded Utah 58-40 — 18-3 on the offensive glass — and had a 30-8 advantage in second-chance points.

Up next The Rockets play the Suns in Phoenix on Sunday. The Jazz kick off a five-game road trip Friday when the play the Denver Nuggets.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 121 - 110
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 121 - 110
4th 18.1 Brice Sensabaugh makes 10-foot pullup jump shot 121 - 110
4th 26.1 Jabari Smith Jr. makes 5-foot dunk (Tari Eason assists) 121 - 108
4th 30.1 Isaiah Collier bad pass (Tari Eason steals) 119 - 108

Statistics

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47-102 FG 43-79
46.1 Field Goal % 54.4
12-37 3PT 11-23
32.4 Three Point % 47.8
15-19 FT 13-17
78.9 Free Throw % 76.5
51 Rebounds 33
18 Offensive Rebounds 3
33 Defensive Rebounds 30
26 Assists 29
7 Steals 5
5 Blocks 5
9 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
14 Fast Break Points 20
62 Points in Paint 52
14 Fouls 20
15 Largest Lead 2
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
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

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

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

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City - 14 W4 0.8292683 68
Denver 18 32 W3 0.6097561 50
Minnesota 19 33 W3 0.597561 49
Portland 32 46 W1 0.4390244 36
Utah 51 65 L2 0.20731707 17
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