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04/02 01:03 CDT Houston faces Utah, aims for 5th straight home win
Houston faces Utah, aims for 5th straight home win
By The Associated Press
Utah Jazz (21-56, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (47-29,
fifth in the Western Conference)
Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Houston hosts Utah looking to extend its four-game home winning
streak.
The Rockets are 25-22 against Western Conference opponents. Houston averages
14.5 turnovers per game and is 19-8 when it turns the ball over less than its
opponents.
The Jazz are 11-36 against Western Conference opponents. Utah is sixth in the
league scoring 17.1 fast break points per game. Lauri Markkanen leads the Jazz
averaging 3.3.
The Rockets score 114.4 points per game, 11.0 fewer points than the 125.4 the
Jazz give up. The Jazz score 7.4 more points per game (117.3) than the Rockets
give up (109.9).
The teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Rockets won the last
matchup 125-105 on Feb. 24. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 31 points to help lead the
Rockets to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Durant is averaging 25.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.7
assists for the Rockets. Reed Sheppard is averaging 3.6 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
Ace Bailey is averaging 13.5 points for the Jazz. Brice Sensabaugh is averaging
17.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 6-4, averaging 116.3 points, 46.8 rebounds, 29.4
assists, 8.0 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 110.1 points per game.
Jazz: 1-9, averaging 117.1 points, 42.0 rebounds, 29.8 assists, 9.4 steals and
4.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 128.2 points.
INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Steven Adams: out for
season (ankle).
Jazz: Lauri Markkanen: out (hip), Isaiah Collier: out (hamstring), Keyonte
George: out (leg), Walker Kessler: out for season (shoulder), Jusuf Nurkic: out
for season (nose), Elijah Harkless: day to day (hamstring), Jaren Jackson Jr.:
out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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