Rockets 113-92 Jazz (5 May, 2018) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

65-17, 31-10 away

113

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	39	31	23	20	113
UTAH	22	18	25	27	92

TIME	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

Rockets found ways to win despite struggles from outside

1:05

Snyder calls Jazz defense 'porous'

0:44

Adjustment the keyword for Houston

0:24

Jazz
96
Rockets
110

Game 1

29/4

Jazz
116
Rockets
108

Game 2

3/5

Rockets
113
Jazz
92

Game 3

5/5

Rockets
100
Jazz
87

Game 4

7/5

Jazz
102
Rockets
112

Game 5

9/5

Delta Center

3:30 AM, 5 May 2018

Salt Lake City, UT

Attendance: 18,306

Referees:
Ed Malloy
Ron Garretson
Marc Davis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	11	5	.688	-	W1
Memphis	9	7	.563	2	W1
Dallas	8	7	.533	2.5	W3
San Antonio	8	8	.500	3	W2
New Orleans	4	12	.250	7	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	12	4	.750	-	W1
Denver	8	5	.615	2.5	W1
Minnesota	8	7	.533	3.5	L1
Portland	6	9	.400	5.5	L1
Utah	3	12	.200	8.5	L4

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