Houston Rockets (37-35, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (29-44, 12th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Houston visits the Utah Jazz after the Rockets took down the Oklahoma City Thunder 132-126 in overtime. The Jazz have gone 14-30 against Western Conference teams. Utah is second in the Western Conference with 12.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Walker Kessler averaging 2.6. The Rockets are 25-19 in Western Conference play. Houston scores 114.4 points while outscoring opponents by 1.8 points per game. The Jazz are shooting 46.9% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points higher than the 46.0% the Rockets allow to opponents.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
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51 | 22 | .699 | 0.0 | |
50 | 22 | .694 | 0.5 | |
50 | 22 | .694 | 0.5 | |
29 | 44 | .397 | 22.0 | |
19 | 54 | .260 | 32.0 |