Utah Jazz @ Houston Rockets
WEST 1ST ROUND - GAME 2 • HOU leads series 2-0
50-32, 21-20 Away
98
50-32, 21-20 Away
53-29, 31-10 Home
118
53-29, 31-10 Home
Utah Jazz
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 22 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -10 |
| 32 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -16 |
| 31 | 11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | -20 |
| 32 | 17 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -17 |
| 37 | 11 | 5-19 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -13 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 19 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -16 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| 27 | 17 | 7-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -10 |
| 12 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
| 10 | 9 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
98 | 39-98 | 8-38 | 12-18 | 48 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 26 | ||
40% | 21% | 67% |
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
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team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 34 | 16 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +17 | |
| 29 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +17 | |
| 29 | 17 | 5-11 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +8 | |
| 30 | 16 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +5 | |
| 33 | 32 | 11-24 | 6-13 | 4-5 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | +24 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 17 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +8 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |
| 21 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +6 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | |
| 21 | 8 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +21 | |
| 11 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
118 | 38-80 | 17-42 | 25-30 | 46 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 18 | |||
48% | 40% | 83% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
UTAH @ HOU Videos
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Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Tony Brown
Referee:Zach Zarba
Referee:Tony Brown
Referee:Tom Washington
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 60 | 16 | .789 | - | W3 |
| Denver | 48 | 28 | .632 | 12 | W6 |
| Minnesota | 46 | 29 | .613 | 13.5 | W1 |
| Portland | 38 | 38 | .500 | 22 | W1 |
| Utah | 21 | 55 | .276 | 39 | L6 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 57 | 18 | .760 | - | W9 |
| Houston | 45 | 29 | .608 | 11.5 | W2 |
| Memphis | 25 | 50 | .333 | 32 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 25 | 51 | .329 | 32.5 | L5 |
| Dallas | 24 | 51 | .320 | 33 | L1 |
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