Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
18
19
37
1658
2153
23
7
30
75
39
52
26
18
69
30
11
41
3
15
11
16
16
103
4
46
01
2
1624
97
6
82
42
51
57
07
64
11
52
42
52
2217
6060
94
33
35
2114
1310
62
610
48
8
117
31
148
10
53
41
36
3331
6060
4
0
0
16
9
56
8
4
50
5
0
5
1
5
4
5
22
60
6
1
17
24
7
29
2
2
100
7
7
14
1
2
2
2
17
60
9
3
33
21
13
62
6
4
67
11
3
14
1
5
4
3
33
60
4
3
75
14
10
71
10
8
80
7
1
8
0
3
1
6
31
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
34
13
25
52
0
7
0
7
10
70
2
6
8
3
2
1
4
1
33
2
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
32
2
10
20
2
6
33
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
1
1
1
2
6
0
none
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
True
32
6
10
60
0
1
0
2
2
100
1
7
8
2
0
0
0
0
14
9
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
30
2
6
33
0
0
0
3
6
50
6
4
10
0
3
0
1
3
7
3
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
27
4
4
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
0
1
4
2
0
0
4
9
13
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
27
1
1
100
0
0
0
3
4
75
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
5
3
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
20
5
8
62
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
3
1
12
-1
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
18
2
2
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
5
5
none
Marcus
Thornton
Marcus Thornton
False
18
4
9
44
1
4
25
3
4
75
0
3
3
0
2
0
4
0
12
11
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
10
January
2016
Sunday
Toyota Center
Houston
Pacers
Indiana
True
Jazz
Utah
Western Conference
Northwest
15
20
35
2194
1659
28
7
25
78
38
49
17
11
65
25
10
35
5
25
9
19
17
94
4
59
22
37
1816
106
6
46
35
76
87
13
100
22
46
31
84
2519
6060
68
12
18
2123
1012
48
34
12
35
64
15
79
10
87
23
43
2228
6060
5
2
40
18
10
56
4
3
75
8
1
9
2
4
3
8
25
60
9
2
22
16
6
38
6
5
83
7
3
10
2
6
1
4
19
60
6
1
17
21
10
48
3
1
33
6
1
7
1
8
2
4
22
60
8
2
25
23
12
52
4
2
50
4
5
9
0
7
3
3
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gordon
Hayward
Gordon Hayward
True
37
6
13
46
1
7
14
2
4
50
0
1
1
5
1
0
5
0
15
-6
none
Trey
Lyles
Trey Lyles
True
33
4
11
36
0
1
0
1
4
25
1
8
9
3
2
2
4
4
9
-16
none
Raul
Neto
Raul Neto
True
23
2
3
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
7
2
0
3
1
5
-1
none
Rodney
Hood
Rodney Hood
True
22
2
7
29
1
6
17
5
5
100
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
10
4
none
Jeff
Withey
Jeff Withey
True
17
3
4
75
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
3
4
1
0
2
0
0
8
-6
none
Trevor
Booker
Trevor Booker
False
25
6
9
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
9
0
1
0
1
1
12
-4
none
Trey
Burke
Trey Burke
False
24
4
12
33
1
4
25
1
2
50
1
1
2
3
0
0
3
1
10
-10
none
Joe
Ingles
Joe Ingles
False
21
3
7
43
2
6
33
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
0
0
2
1
8
-10
none
Chris
Johnson
Chris Johnson
False
18
5
8
62
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
6
11
-5
none
Rudy
Gobert
Rudy Gobert
False
15
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
6
9
none
Tibor
Pleiß
Tibor Pleiß
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Derrick
Favors
Derrick Favors
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
January
2016
Saturday
Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City
Heat
Miami
True
The Houston Rockets ( 18 - 19 ) earned the 103 - 94 victory against the visiting Utah Jazz ( 15 - 20 ) on Thursday night at Toyota Center . This was the second night of a back - to - back for the Jazz , who were coming off a tough loss in San Antonio on Wednesday night . The Jazz have now lost their last seven road games and their last three games in a row . Houston has now won two in a row and is 20 in the season series against Utah . Utah led 44 - 39 at half but the Rockets came out in a lot stronger in the second half . They tied the game at 48 with eight minutes to go in the third and by the mid - fourth they had stretched their lead to nine . Houston had a game of two halves , scoring 39 points in the first half and 64 points in the second half . Houston was missing Dwight Howard who sat out with a sore back , and Ty Lawson who served the first of a three - game suspension for a DUI he picked up last season . This was no worry for James Harden who has been able to carry his team on many occasions . Harden led the Rockets with 33 points ( 13 - 25 FG , 0 - 7 3Pt , 7 - 10 FT ) , eight rebounds , three assists , two steals and one block , in 34 minutes . Terrence Jones started in place of Howard and tallied 14 points ( 6 - 10 FG ) , eight rebounds and two assists , in 32 minutes . Jason Terry finished with 12 points ( 5 - 8 FG , 2 - 3 3Pt ) , two rebounds and two assists , in 20 minutes . The Rockets shot a solid 52 percent from the field . The Jazz had trouble handling the ball as they gave up eight turnovers in the first quarter alone and a total of 19 turnovers in the game . Rudy Gobert was back in the lineup after missing a few games with an MCL strain but came off the bench for limited minutes , while Alec Burks ( fractured fibula ) and Derrick Favours ( back spasms ) remained sidelined . Gordon Hayward led the Jazz in scoring with 15 points ( 6 - 13 FG , 1 - 7 3Pt , 2 - 4 FT ) , along with five assists , in 37 minutes . Trevor Booker was solid in 25 minutes off the bench , finishing with 12 points ( 6 - 9 FG ) and nine rebounds . Rookie Trey Lyles started in place of Favours and finished with nine points , nine rebounds , three assists , two steals and two blocked shots , in 33 minutes . Next the Jazz will host Miami on Saturday . The Jazz have faired a lot better at home than on the road this season . Top scorers Paul George and James Harden will shoot it out on Sunday as the Rockets host the Pacers .
The Houston Rockets (18 - 19) earned the 103 - 94 victory against the visiting Utah Jazz (15 - 20) on Thursday night at Toyota Center. This was the second night of a back - to - back for the Jazz, who were coming off a tough loss in San Antonio on Wednesday night. The Jazz have now lost their last seven road games and their last three games in a row. Houston has now won two in a row and is 20 in the season series against Utah. Utah led 44 - 39 at half but the Rockets came out in a lot stronger in the second half. They tied the game at 48 with eight minutes to go in the third and by the mid - fourth they had stretched their lead to nine. Houston had a game of two halves, scoring 39 points in the first half and 64 points in the second half. Houston was missing Dwight Howard who sat out with a sore back, and Ty Lawson who served the first of a three - game suspension for a DUI he picked up last season. This was no worry for James Harden who has been able to carry his team on many occasions. Harden led the Rockets with 33 points (13 - 25 FG, 0 - 7 3Pt, 7 - 10 FT), eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block, in 34 minutes. Terrence Jones started in place of Howard and tallied 14 points (6 - 10 FG), eight rebounds and two assists, in 32 minutes. Jason Terry finished with 12 points (5 - 8 FG, 2 - 3 3Pt), two rebounds and two assists, in 20 minutes. The Rockets shot a solid 52 percent from the field. The Jazz had trouble handling the ball as they gave up eight turnovers in the first quarter alone and a total of 19 turnovers in the game. Rudy Gobert was back in the lineup after missing a few games with an MCL strain but came off the bench for limited minutes, while Alec Burks (fractured fibula) and Derrick Favours (back spasms) remained sidelined. Gordon Hayward led the Jazz in scoring with 15 points (6 - 13 FG, 1 - 7 3Pt, 2 - 4 FT), along with five assists, in 37 minutes. Trevor Booker was solid in 25 minutes off the bench, finishing with 12 points (6 - 9 FG) and nine rebounds. Rookie Trey Lyles started in place of Favours and finished with nine points, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots, in 33 minutes. Next the Jazz will host Miami on Saturday. The Jazz have faired a lot better at home than on the road this season. Top scorers Paul George and James Harden will shoot it out on Sunday as the Rockets host the Pacers.
The Houston Rockets (18 - 19) earned the 103 - 94 victory against the visiting Utah Jazz (15 - 20) on Thursday night at Toyota Center. This was the second night of a back - to - back for the Jazz, who were coming off a tough loss in San Antonio on Wednesday night. The Jazz have now lost their last seven road games and their last three games in a row. Houston has now won two in a row and is 20 in the season series against Utah. Utah led 44 - 39 at half but the Rockets came out in a lot stronger in the second half. They tied the game at 48 with eight minutes to go in the third and by the mid - fourth they had stretched their lead to nine. Houston had a game of two halves, scoring 39 points in the first half and 64 points in the second half. Houston was missing Dwight Howard who sat out with a sore back, and Ty Lawson who served the first of a three - game suspension for a DUI he picked up last season. This was no worry for James Harden who has been able to carry his team on many occasions. Harden led the Rockets with 33 points (13 - 25 FG, 0 - 7 3Pt, 7 - 10 FT), eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block, in 34 minutes. Terrence Jones started in place of Howard and tallied 14 points (6 - 10 FG), eight rebounds and two assists, in 32 minutes. Jason Terry finished with 12 points (5 - 8 FG, 2 - 3 3Pt), two rebounds and two assists, in 20 minutes. The Rockets shot a solid 52 percent from the field. The Jazz had trouble handling the ball as they gave up eight turnovers in the first quarter alone and a total of 19 turnovers in the game. Rudy Gobert was back in the lineup after missing a few games with an MCL strain but came off the bench for limited minutes, while Alec Burks (fractured fibula) and Derrick Favours (back spasms) remained sidelined. Gordon Hayward led the Jazz in scoring with 15 points (6 - 13 FG, 1 - 7 3Pt, 2 - 4 FT), along with five assists, in 37 minutes. Trevor Booker was solid in 25 minutes off the bench, finishing with 12 points (6 - 9 FG) and nine rebounds. Rookie Trey Lyles started in place of Favours and finished with nine points, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots, in 33 minutes. Next the Jazz will host Miami on Saturday. The Jazz have faired a lot better at home than on the road this season. Top scorers Paul George and James Harden will shoot it out on Sunday as the Rockets host the Pacers.
<GAME> <DATE> 7 January 2016 <DAY> Thursday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 103 <WINS-LOSSES> 18 19 <QTRS> 22 17 33 31 <TEAM-AST> 15 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 10 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Indiana <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pacers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Jazz <CITY> Utah <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 94 <WINS-LOSSES> 15 20 <QTRS> 25 19 22 28 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 11 <TEAM-REB> 35 <TEAM-TO> 19 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 9 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Vivint Smart Home Arena <NEXT-CITY> Salt Lake City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Heat <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 33 <FG> 13 25 52 <FG3> 0 7 0 <FT> 7 10 70 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terrence Jones <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Thornton <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 6 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 10 20 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gordon Hayward <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 1 7 14 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Booker <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Johnson <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trey Burke <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney Hood <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trey Lyles <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 9 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Ingles <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Withey <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rudy Gobert <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Raul Neto <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 7 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Favors <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tibor Pleiß <TEAM> Utah Jazz <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none