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The Utah Jazz added another notch to Houston's belt as the Rockets fell 124-115 in Salt Lake City against a young and rebounding Jazz side.
The Houston Rockets fell 123-115 to the Utah Jazz. Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun were great for Houston despite the loss.
Among the myriad factors contributing to the Houston Rockets' downturn this month has been the absence of veteran point guard Fred VanVleet, who missed his ninth consecutive game on Saturday when the Rockets fell to the Utah Jazz in the second game of a back-to-back.
The Utah Jazz are riding a high from grounding the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. In a surprising twist, the sputtering Jazz were able to reel in Houston's high-flying Jalen Green and Amen Thompson as Keyonte George scored a game-high 30 points and ignited Will Hardy's game plan.
Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Delta Center. The Rockets are favored by 7.5 points in the latest Jazz vs. Rockets odds, while the over/under is 228.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Rockets vs. Jazz picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The Houston Rockets are back in Houston on Monday after splitting their latest back-to-back games. After a hard-fought win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night at the Toyota Center, the Rockets gave up 37 points to the 14-win Utah Jazz in the fourth quarter on their way to a tough loss.
The Rockets' young core is the envy of the NBA — but the Jazz's youth outplayed them on this night. What happened?