Houston Rockets @ Utah Jazz
WEST SEMIFINALS - GAME 3 • HOU leads series 2-1
65-17, 31-10 Away
113
65-17, 31-10 Away
48-34, 28-13 Home
92
48-34, 28-13 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Joe Ingles makes 29-foot three point jumper (Derrick Favors assists)
- Clint Capela makes 4-foot hook shot (James Harden assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Joe Ingles misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- PJ Tucker makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Derrick Favors misses jumper
- Chris Paul misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Derrick Favors makes layup (Royce O'Neale assists)
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes technical free throw
- James Harden makes two point shot (Clint Capela assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Derrick Favors misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela misses 4-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell makes 13-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (James Harden assists)
- Jae Crowder misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes two point shot
- Joe Ingles misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rudy Gobert makes tip shot
- Eric Gordon misses three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Dante Exum misses driving layup
- Dante Exum makes tip shot
- PJ Tucker makes 5-foot hook shot (James Harden assists)
- Joe Ingles misses driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes two point shot
- Nene makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jae Crowder makes 25-foot three pointer (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- James Harden makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses 14-foot jumper
- Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alec Burks makes driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper
- Alec Burks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Raul Neto assists)
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Alec Burks misses driving layup
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alec Burks makes 26-foot three pointer (Derrick Favors assists)
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dante Exum misses driving layup
- Chris Paul makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul makes 10-foot two point shot
- Dante Exum misses driving layup
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
- Alec Burks misses driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses 2-foot two point shot
- Jae Crowder misses driving layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 3-foot two point shot
- Jonas Jerebko makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jonas Jerebko makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Royce O'Neale makes 26-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Royce O'Neale makes two point shot
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Royce O'Neale makes two point shot
- Clint Capela makes 3-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes 8-foot jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- Royce O'Neale makes driving layup
- James Harden makes 29-foot three pointer
- Joe Ingles misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Joe Ingles assists)
- Chris Paul makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 7-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Royce O'Neale misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 29-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Clint Capela assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Royce O'Neale makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Chris Paul misses 6-foot jumper
- Royce O'Neale misses 28-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Joe Ingles misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunk (Jae Crowder assists)
- Chris Paul misses 11-foot two point shot
- Rudy Gobert makes alley oop layup (Raul Neto assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Royce O'Neale misses driving layup
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Jae Crowder misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Joe Ingles misses 11-foot two point shot
- Jae Crowder misses two point shot
- James Harden misses 8-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Joe Ingles makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three pointer
- Raul Neto makes driving layup
- Dante Exum makes 2-foot two point shot (Jae Crowder assists)
- Jae Crowder misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Raul Neto makes 7-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Raul Neto makes free throw 1 of 2
- Raul Neto makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Alec Burks misses 4-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ekpe Udoh misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ekpe Udoh misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nene makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Raul Neto misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alec Burks misses 6-foot two point shot
- Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jae Crowder assists)
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 12-foot two point shot
- Royce O'Neale makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joe Ingles misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Royce O'Neale makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes 10-foot two point shot (Clint Capela assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 3
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 3
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 3 of 3
- Joe Ingles misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Rudy Gobert makes tip shot
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jonas Jerebko misses driving layup
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Alec Burks misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Dante Exum makes driving layup
- Nene makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Dante Exum misses driving layup
- Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper
- Jonas Jerebko makes 3-foot two point shot (Alec Burks assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- David Stockton misses driving layup
- Joe Johnson makes layup
- Alec Burks makes layup (Raul Neto assists)
- Joe Johnson misses 13-foot two point shot
- David Stockton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses driving layup
- David Stockton makes two point shot
- Tarik Black misses layup
- Jonas Jerebko makes 7-foot two point shot (Raul Neto assists)
- Joe Johnson misses driving floating jump shot
- Raul Neto makes free throw 1 of 2
- Raul Neto makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Anderson makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Tony Bradley misses layup
- Alec Burks misses dunk
- Tony Bradley makes dunk
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes driving layup
- Raul Neto misses driving layup
- Alec Burks makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Alec Burks makes free throw 1 of 1
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Clint Capela vs. Rudy Gobert (Derrick Favors gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Joe Ingles makes 29-foot three point jumper (Derrick Favors assists) | 0 | 3 |
| 11:19 | | Clint Capela makes 4-foot hook shot (James Harden assists) | 2 | 3 |
| 11:06 | | Trevor Ariza blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 6-foot driving layup | 2 | 3 |
| 11:03 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 2 | 3 |
| 11:02 | | Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 5 | 3 |
| 10:49 | | Joe Ingles misses 21-foot pullup jump shot | 5 | 3 |
| 10:47 | | Jazz offensive team rebound | 5 | 3 |
| 10:44 | | Donovan Mitchell bad pass (Clint Capela steals) | 5 | 3 |
| 10:39 | | PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists) | 8 | 3 |
| 10:34 | | Jazz Full timeout | 8 | 3 |
| 10:12 | | Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 8 | 3 |
| 10:09 | | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 8 | 3 |
| 9:55 | | PJ Tucker makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists) | 10 | 3 |
| 9:34 | | Derrick Favors misses jumper | 10 | 3 |
| 9:31 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 10 | 3 |
| 9:14 | | Chris Paul misses 9-foot pullup jump shot | 10 | 3 |
| 9:11 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | 10 | 3 |
| 9:04 | | Derrick Favors makes layup (Royce O'Neale assists) | 10 | 5 |
| 8:50 | | Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists) | 12 | 5 |
| 8:38 | | Joe Ingles bad pass (James Harden steals) | 12 | 5 |
| 8:36 | | Royce O'Neale personal foul | 12 | 5 |
| 8:28 | | Rudy Gobert defensive 3-seconds (technical foul) | 12 | 5 |
| 8:28 | | James Harden makes technical free throw | 13 | 5 |
| 8:21 | | James Harden makes two point shot (Clint Capela assists) | 15 | 5 |
| 8:08 | | Royce O'Neale out of bounds lost ball turnover | 15 | 5 |
| 7:53 | | James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 15 | 5 |
| 7:50 | | Joe Ingles defensive rebound | 15 | 5 |
| 7:42 | | Derrick Favors misses 24-foot three point jumper | 15 | 5 |
| 7:39 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 15 | 5 |
| 7:29 | | Jae Crowder enters the game for Derrick Favors | 15 | 5 |
| 7:16 | | Clint Capela misses 4-foot two point shot | 15 | 5 |
| 7:15 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | 15 | 5 |
| 7:07 | | Joe Ingles bad pass (Clint Capela steals) | 15 | 5 |
| 7:00 | | James Harden makes driving layup | 17 | 5 |
| 6:48 | | Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 17 | 5 |
| 6:46 | | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 17 | 5 |
| 6:39 | | Chris Paul makes 16-foot pullup jump shot | 19 | 5 |
| 6:18 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive charge | 19 | 5 |
| 6:18 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover | 19 | 5 |
| 6:18 | | Dante Exum enters the game for Royce O'Neale | 19 | 5 |
| 6:18 | | Eric Gordon enters the game for Chris Paul | 19 | 5 |
| 6:10 | | James Harden misses 29-foot three point jumper | 19 | 5 |
| 6:06 | | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | 19 | 5 |
| 5:58 | | Donovan Mitchell makes 13-foot two point shot | 19 | 7 |
| 5:43 | | Eric Gordon makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (James Harden assists) | 21 | 7 |
| 5:30 | | Clint Capela shooting foul | 21 | 7 |
| 5:30 | | Jae Crowder misses free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 7 |
| 5:30 | | Jazz offensive team rebound | 21 | 7 |
| 5:30 | | Jae Crowder makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 8 |
| 5:22 | | Eric Gordon makes two point shot | 23 | 8 |
| 5:16 | | Joe Ingles misses 23-foot three point jumper | 23 | 8 |
| 5:16 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | 23 | 8 |
| 5:09 | | Rudy Gobert makes tip shot | 23 | 10 |
| 4:57 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jumper | 23 | 10 |
| 4:52 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 23 | 10 |
| 4:45 | | Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 26 | 10 |
| 4:26 | | Dante Exum misses driving layup | 26 | 10 |
| 4:23 | | Dante Exum offensive rebound | 26 | 10 |
| 4:23 | | Dante Exum makes tip shot | 26 | 12 |
| 4:06 | | PJ Tucker makes 5-foot hook shot (James Harden assists) | 28 | 12 |
| 3:51 | | Joe Ingles misses driving layup | 28 | 12 |
| 3:48 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | 28 | 12 |
| 3:44 | | Eric Gordon makes two point shot | 30 | 12 |
| 3:44 | | Jazz Full timeout | 30 | 12 |
| 3:44 | | Alec Burks enters the game for Joe Ingles | 30 | 12 |
| 3:44 | | Nene enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 30 | 12 |
| 3:44 | | Gerald Green enters the game for PJ Tucker | 30 | 12 |
| 3:44 | | Luc Mbah a Moute enters the game for Clint Capela | 30 | 12 |
| 3:33 | | Dante Exum out of bounds bad pass turnover | 30 | 12 |
| 3:23 | | Dante Exum shooting foul | 30 | 12 |
| 3:23 | | Nene makes free throw 1 of 2 | 31 | 12 |
| 3:23 | | Nene makes free throw 2 of 2 | 32 | 12 |
| 3:11 | | Luc Mbah a Moute blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 9-foot two point shot | 32 | 12 |
| 3:08 | | Nene defensive rebound | 32 | 12 |
| 2:54 | | Dante Exum blocks James Harden 's 4-foot driving layup | 32 | 12 |
| 2:54 | | Jazz defensive team rebound | 32 | 12 |
| 2:54 | | Derrick Favors enters the game for Rudy Gobert | 32 | 12 |
| 2:44 | | Jae Crowder makes 25-foot three pointer (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 32 | 15 |
| 2:26 | | James Harden makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot | 34 | 15 |
| 2:12 | | Donovan Mitchell misses 14-foot jumper | 34 | 15 |
| 2:12 | | Rockets defensive team rebound | 34 | 15 |
| 2:12 | | Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden | 34 | 15 |
| 1:50 | | Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nene assists) | 37 | 15 |
| 1:37 | | Gerald Green shooting foul | 37 | 15 |
| 1:37 | | Jae Crowder makes free throw 1 of 2 | 37 | 16 |
| 1:37 | | Raul Neto enters the game for Donovan Mitchell | 37 | 16 |
| 1:37 | | Jae Crowder makes free throw 2 of 2 | 37 | 17 |
| 1:25 | | Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper | 37 | 17 |
| 1:22 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | 37 | 17 |
| 1:17 | | Alec Burks makes driving floating jump shot | 37 | 19 |
| 57.4 | | Chris Paul makes 13-foot jumper | 39 | 19 |
| 47.1 | | Alec Burks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Raul Neto assists) | 39 | 22 |
| 40.4 | | Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 39 | 22 |
| 37.2 | | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | 39 | 22 |
| 32.5 | | Alec Burks misses driving layup | 39 | 22 |
| 30.1 | | Gerald Green defensive rebound | 39 | 22 |
| 27.5 | | Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 39 | 22 |
| 24.6 | | Derrick Favors defensive rebound | 39 | 22 |
| 7.2 | | Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper | 39 | 22 |
| 3.9 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 39 | 22 |
| 0.7 | | Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 39 | 22 |
| 0.7 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 39 | 22 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 39 | 22 | |
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Matchups
Game Information
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Referee:Ed Malloy
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2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 36 | 16 | .692 | - | W4 |
| Houston | 32 | 19 | .627 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 31 | .392 | 15.5 | L2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 33 | .365 | 17 | L7 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 40 | .259 | 23 | W1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 13 | .755 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 34 | 19 | .642 | 6 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 22 | .593 | 8.5 | L2 |
| Portland | 25 | 28 | .472 | 15 | W2 |
| Utah | 16 | 37 | .302 | 24 | L2 |
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