Jazz-Rockets Preview

By JEFF BARTL
Posted Mar 19 2013 3:50PM

The Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets sound like desperate teams with 15 games remaining and their postseason fates uncertain.

That's just fine with coaches Tyrone Corbin and Kevin McHale, who hope to see more inspired play when their clubs meet in a crucial matchup Wednesday night in Houston.

Utah (34-33) sits in ninth place in the Western Conference, one game behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the final playoff spot and two back of seventh-place Houston (36-31).

The Jazz have dropped nine of 12, including Monday's 90-83 home loss to undermanned New York. They've shot 38.8 percent over the last three contests and now begin a three-game road trip versus conference foes also battling for playoff positioning.

"Houston's not going to feel sorry for us," Corbin said. "We go to San Antonio (Friday) and then Dallas (Sunday), and those guys aren't going to feel sorry for us, either. If we feel sorry for ourselves, it's going to be a long trip. We have to pick ourselves up and lay everything we have out there on the floor."

Gordon Hayward scored 17 points Monday for the second straight game - his first two starts after coming off the bench for his previous 45 appearances.

"Houston is a team right there with us in the race and we've got to go in there and steal one from them," Hayward said. "It's going to be a big game for us."

The Rockets have been inconsistent recently and suffered the consequences in a 108-78 home loss to Golden State on Sunday. One of the league's highest-scoring teams averaging 106.5 points, Houston was held to its lowest total of the season.

Houston's edge in the playoff race is slim, and McHale said it will need to get better down the stretch if it plans to improve its seeding after it fell two games behind the sixth-place Warriors.

"We have 15 games left. We've got to be desperate," McHale said. "We've got to come out more ready to play and we've got to come out with an edge."

Houston had eight turnovers to five assists in the first half Sunday and also started slowly in Friday's 108-100 win over Minnesota, having to overcome a 20-point deficit.

"I think the starting unit has to look at themselves," McHale said. "It starts with me and this next game against Utah has to be we're going to do whatever it takes to get out to an early lead."

The Rockets weren't in any danger the last time they faced the Jazz, leading by as many as 50 points while holding them to 39.5 percent shooting in a 125-80 road victory Jan. 28.

James Harden, who ranks among the league leaders averaging 26.3 points, hit 8 of 15 shots and scored 25 as all of Houston's starters sat the entire fourth quarter.

"We could have had Michael Jordan in his prime with us and it wouldn't have mattered," Jazz center Al Jefferson said after that contest.

Utah also fell 124-116 at Houston on Dec. 1 and is 10-24 on the road. It has dropped a season-worst six straight and nine of 10 away from home while averaging 86.3 points over the last three. The Jazz last lost seven in a row on the road Dec. 4-19, 2007.

"We've got to continue to fight. Forget the road, we just have to win games, period," said forward Paul Millsap, who is averaging only 10.5 points over his last four games. "We know what we're all about, we've just got to get out there and show it.

"We still believe we can make a run, and I feel like we will do it."

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Rockets beat Jazz 100-93 to help playoff standing

By KRISTIE RIEKEN
Posted Mar 21 2013 1:14PM

HOUSTON (AP) Before Wednesday night's game against the Utah Jazz, Houston coach Kevin McHale got his team together and explained the possible implications for the postseason.

Apparently, the Rockets played close attention to McHale's pregame talk.

James Harden had 29 points and the Rockets improved their positioning in the Western Conference playoff race with a 100-93 win.

Jeremy Lin scored 24 for the Rockets, who currently hold the No. 7 spot in the West. They lead the idle Los Angeles Lakers by 1 1/2 games and are three ahead of the sliding Jazz.

"We only have a handful of games left, and this game today was a huge game from standings, to them trying to catch us, to us having the tiebreaker," Harden said. "Guys played like it, especially at the beginning."

The Rockets led by 19 points after three quarters and withstood a late surge by the Jazz to hold on for the victory.

"This was a huge game for us going forward and we wanted to come out and set the tone early," Houston's Chandler Parsons said.

Utah has lost 10 of its last 13 games. Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 27 points, matching a season high, and Al Jefferson added 18 points and 11 rebounds.

"We're still alive," Jazz coach Ty Corbin said. "We've slid and this is a tough loss for us, but we're still in the fight and we'll approach every game trying to contain and compete."

Harden went 17 for 18 at the line as Houston made 26 free throws, compared to 16 for the Jazz.

Lin had a strong third quarter, scoring 10 points, including seven straight for the Rockets early in the period. The point guard has scored at least 21 points in each of the last three games.

The Jazz finally found some offense, scoring 28 points in the quarter, but the Rockets still led by 19 heading into the fourth.

"I thought that Jeremy made some big hoops coming down the stretch when we needed them," McHale said. "They were really intent on staying with James in the second half and really not giving him a lot of room, so Jeremy really broke free."

The Jazz then put together a 13-4 run to trim Houston's lead to 84-74. Alec Burks scored seven points in the spurt.

Hayward helped Utah pull within five with 1 1/2 minutes to go, but Harden made five free throws and Lin added two more to help secure the win.

The Jazz have an NBA-leading 13 double-digit comebacks this season, but weren't able to overcome their terrible first half in Houston.

"You can't get down to a team like this at home and expect to come back," Haywood said. "We got into too big of a hole and they are too good of a team and too talented offensively to expect to keep them without scoring."

The Rockets came out strong after their worst offensive showing of the season in a 108-78 loss to Golden State on Sunday.

"We played really well in stretches in that game," McHale said. "We got a little conservative and started getting slow. We started nursing the lead and you can't do that."

Houston led from the start, hitting nine of its first 13 shots. Harden picked up two early fouls and went to the bench with 5:18 left in the first quarter, but the Rockets continued to shoot well without the NBA's fifth-leading scorer and led 25-17 after one.

The Jazz, meanwhile, got off to another sluggish start on the road, going 8 for 23 from the field and hitting only one 3-pointer in the opening quarter.

It only got uglier for Utah in the second.

Harden finished a fast break with a layup and sank a 3-pointer early in a 17-6 Houston run that extended the lead to 20. Utah had more turnovers (four) than field goals (three) in a 5-minute stretch.

The Rockets mustered only two field goals in the last four minutes of the half and still led 52-33 at the break. Harden had 20 points and the Rockets shot 53 percent (20 of 38) in the first half.

Houston also outrebounded the lifeless Jazz 24-13 in the first two periods and scored 10 points off eight Jazz turnovers.

NOTES: Parsons added 10 points and eight rebounds for Houston. ... Omer Asik had 12 rebounds for the Rockets. ... Paul Millsap added 16 points for Utah. ... Jefferson has 31 double-doubles in 64 games this season.

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AP Sports Writer Chris Duncan contributed to this story.

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• Jazz: Murphy
• Rockets: Ohlbrecht, White

• Jazz: Williams
• Rockets: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
• Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #54 Nick Buchert, #65 Sean Wright
• Attendance: 15739
• Duration: 2:07

Utah Jazz (34-34)		Houston Rockets (37-31)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Asik vs Jefferson (Williams gains possession)
Millsap Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed	11:37
	11:35	Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:20	Motiejunas Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jefferson (1 ST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	11:09
	11:08	Lin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:05 [HOU 2-0]	Parsons Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lin (1 AST)
Foye Jump Bank Shot: Missed	10:36
	10:35	Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:28 [HOU 4-0]	Lin Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
	10:05	Lin Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	09:56
	09:54	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:44	Motiejunas Layup Shot: Missed
	09:43	Team Rebound
	09:34 [HOU 6-0]	Motiejunas Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Millsap Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	09:20 [UTA 2-6]
	09:02 [HOU 8-2]	Lin Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)	08:42 [UTA 4-8]
Millsap Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:27
	08:19	Lin Jump Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:18
Williams Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	08:10
	08:08	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:54 [HOU 10-4]	Harden Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	07:33
Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:31
	07:26	Harden Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:13 [UTA 6-10]
Foye Foul: Personal (1 PF)	07:00
	06:59	Motiejunas Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	06:47
Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	06:46
Jefferson Tip Shot: Missed	06:46
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:44
Millsap Putback Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:43 [UTA 8-10]
	06:24 [HOU 12-8]	Asik Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hayward Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	06:24
	06:24 [HOU 13-8]	Asik Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Hayward Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:13 [UTA 10-13]
	06:03 [HOU 16-10]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Lin (2 AST)
	05:47	Parsons Violation:Kicked Ball
	05:47	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:47	Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Robinson
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	05:36
	05:35	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:19	Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jefferson (2 ST)
	05:18	Harden Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	05:18	Harden Substitution replaced by Delfino
Hayward Jump Shot: Missed	05:05
	05:04	Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:56	Robinson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Hayward Jump Shot: Missed	04:42
	04:41	Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:26	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:25
Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	04:15 [UTA 13-16]
	04:01 [HOU 18-13]	Delfino Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Parsons (1 AST)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:42 [UTA 15-18]
	03:28	Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:27
Millsap Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	03:14
	03:14	Lin Substitution replaced by Beverley
Millsap Substitution replaced by Favors	03:14
Foye Substitution replaced by Williams	03:14
	03:02 [HOU 20-15]	Delfino Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Beverley (1 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	02:47
	02:46	Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:40	Parsons 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:38	Beverley Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:19	Asik Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:17
	02:17	Robinson Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:17
Williams Substitution replaced by Tinsley	02:17
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	01:58
	01:56	Beverley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:42	Asik Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Tinsley 3pt Shot: Missed	01:24
	01:23	Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:12 [HOU 23-15]	Beverley 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Delfino (1 AST)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	00:53.8
	00:51.9	Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:44.1 [HOU 25-15]	Parsons Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:27.1 [UTA 17-25]
	00:27.1	Asik Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
	00:27.1	Asik Substitution replaced by Smith
Hayward Substitution replaced by Burks	00:27.1
Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:27.1
	00:27.1	Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:06.9	Beverley Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:05.8
Jefferson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Delfino (1 ST)	00:03.9
	00:00.0	Parsons 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Utah Jazz (34-34)		Houston Rockets (37-31)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed
Burks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:41
Williams Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Burks (1 AST)	11:35 [UTA 19-25]
	11:19 [HOU 27-19]	Delfino Step Back Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Tinsley Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	11:08
Tinsley Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:08
Burks Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:56
	10:56 [HOU 28-19]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	10:56 [HOU 29-19]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Favors Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	10:32
Team Rebound	10:31
Burks 3pt Shot: Missed	10:19
	10:18	Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:54	Robinson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Tinsley (1 ST)
Tinsley Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Delfino (2 ST)	09:50
	09:43	Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed
Burks Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:42
Tinsley Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)	09:27
	09:22 [HOU 31-19]	Harden Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Tinsley 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Kanter (1 AST)	08:58 [UTA 22-31]
Burks Foul: Personal (2 PF) (3 FTA)	08:33
	08:33
	08:33	Robinson Substitution replaced by Motiejunas
Tinsley Substitution replaced by Williams	08:33
	08:33 [HOU 32-22]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 3 (10 PTS)
	08:33 [HOU 33-22]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 3 (11 PTS)
	08:33 [HOU 34-22]	Harden Free Throw 3 of 3 (12 PTS)
Kanter Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed	08:18
	08:16	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:09 [HOU 37-22]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Williams Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	07:45
	07:43	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:37	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:36
	07:36	Smith Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
Favors Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Beverley (1 ST)	07:16
Williams Foul: Personal (1 PF)	06:53
Favors Substitution replaced by Millsap	06:53
Kanter Substitution replaced by Jefferson	06:53
	06:53	Smith Substitution replaced by Asik
	06:45 [HOU 39-22]	Beverley Floating Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
Millsap Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:31
	06:28	Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Williams Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	06:25
	06:25 [HOU 40-22]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
Burks Substitution replaced by Hayward	06:25
Williams Substitution replaced by Foye	06:25
	06:25	Delfino Substitution replaced by Parsons
	06:25	Beverley Substitution replaced by Lin
	06:25 [HOU 41-22]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:05 [UTA 24-41]
Jefferson Violation:Kicked Ball	05:55
	05:55	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:40	Harden Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	05:38	Asik Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:31 [HOU 43-24]	Lin Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	05:19	Lin Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	05:11	Motiejunas Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:11 [UTA 25-43]
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	05:11 [UTA 26-43]
	04:58 [HOU 45-26]	Harden Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Foye Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	04:58
	04:58 [HOU 46-26]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:42 [UTA 28-46]
	04:28 [HOU 48-28]	Lin Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	04:10
	04:09	Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:57	Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:56
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	03:47 [UTA 30-48]
	03:21	Harden Jump Shot: Missed
	03:21	Team Rebound
	03:21	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Hayward Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	03:09
	03:06 [HOU 50-30]	Parsons Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lin (3 AST)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:37	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:30	Asik Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	02:29	Asik Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:28 [HOU 52-30]	Asik Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:28
Millsap Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Motiejunas (1 ST)	02:13
	02:03	Lin Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Millsap (1 ST)
	02:03	Jump Ball Lin vs Millsap (Jefferson gains possession)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	01:45
Foye Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:44
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (2 AST)	01:26 [UTA 33-52]
	01:06	Parsons 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:06
	01:06	Asik Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
	01:06	Asik Substitution replaced by Delfino
	01:06	Harden Substitution replaced by Beverley
	01:06	Lin Substitution replaced by Smith
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	00:53.9
	00:52.5	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:33.9	Motiejunas Turnaround Bank shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:30.9
Foye Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Beverley (1 BLK)	00:22.9
	00:20.8	Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.0	Parsons 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Utah Jazz (34-34)		Houston Rockets (37-31)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:50 [HOU 54-33]	Asik Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lin (4 AST)
Jefferson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	11:50
	11:50 [HOU 55-33]	Asik Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	11:38 [UTA 35-55]
	11:18	Asik Jump Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (1 BLK)
	11:17	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:13	Motiejunas Hook Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:11
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	10:57 [UTA 37-55]
	10:49 [HOU 57-37]	Parsons Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lin (5 AST)
Jefferson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Harden (1 ST)	10:35
	10:29	Asik Dunk Shot: Missed
	10:27	Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	10:24	Asik Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Millsap (2 ST)
Hayward Jump Shot: Missed	10:18
	10:16	Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Williams Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	10:09
	10:09 [HOU 58-37]	Lin Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	10:09 [HOU 59-37]	Lin Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)	09:55 [UTA 39-59]
	09:40 [HOU 61-39]	Lin Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)	09:25 [UTA 41-61]
	09:00	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:59
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	08:42
	08:41	Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	08:34	Harden Jump Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	08:32
Hayward Layup Shot: Missed	08:27
	08:25	Lin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:09 [HOU 64-41]	Lin 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Parsons (2 AST)
	07:47	Parsons Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed	07:39
	07:38	Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	07:28	Asik Layup Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	07:27
	07:20	Motiejunas Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	07:05
	07:04	Motiejunas Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:00	Asik Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Foye (1 ST)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)	06:50 [UTA 43-64]
	06:36 [HOU 67-43]	Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)
Foye Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:18 [UTA 45-67]
Williams Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	06:12
Williams Technical	06:12
	06:12	Team Timeout : Regular
Williams Substitution replaced by Burks	06:12
	06:12 [HOU 68-45]	Harden Free Throw Technical (21 PTS)
	06:12	Lin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:12	Team Rebound
	06:12 [HOU 69-45]	Lin Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	05:54
Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:53
	05:53	Motiejunas Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Parsons (1 ST)	05:46
Burks Foul: Personal (3 PF)	05:42
	05:36 [HOU 71-45]	Lin Pullup Jump shot: Made (18 PTS)
Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Millsap (2 AST)	05:14 [UTA 48-71]
	04:47	Harden Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:45
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Motiejunas (1 BLK)	04:32
	04:30	Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	04:22	Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Hayward (1 ST)
	04:18	Lin Foul: Personal (3 PF)
	04:18	Parsons Substitution replaced by Delfino
	04:18	Lin Substitution replaced by Beverley
	04:18	Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Robinson
	04:12	Robinson Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	04:12 [UTA 49-71]
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	04:12 [UTA 50-71]
	03:53	Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed
Burks Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:52
Hayward Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:44 [UTA 52-71]
Jefferson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	03:22
	03:22 [HOU 72-52]	Asik Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	03:22	Asik Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:22
Hayward Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:10 [UTA 54-72]
	02:51 [HOU 74-54]	Robinson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Foye Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	02:47
Team Timeout : Regular	02:47
Millsap Substitution replaced by Favors	02:47
	02:47	Asik Substitution replaced by Smith
	02:34 [HOU 76-54]	Robinson Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)
	02:23	Delfino Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:23
Team Rebound	02:23
Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	02:23 [UTA 55-76]
	02:12	Beverley Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Favors (1 ST)
Foye Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hayward (1 AST)	02:07 [UTA 57-76]
	01:40 [HOU 78-57]	Beverley Step Back Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Jefferson Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:15 [UTA 59-78]
	00:52.9	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Favors Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:51.9
Burks Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Beverley (2 ST)	00:44.9
	00:41.5 [HOU 80-59]	Smith Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beverley (2 AST)
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	00:27.9
	00:26.9	Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:02.9	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Burks Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:01.9
	00:00.3	Harden Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Burks Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:00.3 [UTA 60-80]
Burks Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:00.3 [UTA 61-80]
End of 3rd Quarter
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Burks Jump Shot: Missed	11:39
	11:38	Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:31	Beverley Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
	11:24	Smith Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	11:24 [UTA 62-80]
Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	11:24 [UTA 63-80]
	11:08 [HOU 83-63]	Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Parsons (3 AST)
	10:52	Beverley Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Burks Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:52 [UTA 64-83]
Burks Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:52 [UTA 65-83]
	10:34	Robinson Layup Shot: Missed
	10:33	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:33	Robinson Tip Shot: Missed
	10:31	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:29	Smith Layup Shot: Missed Block: Favors (1 BLK)
Favors Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:28
Favors Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Beverley (3 ST)	10:27
Burks Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF)	10:27
Jefferson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	10:20
	10:20 [HOU 84-65]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:20	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	10:19	Delfino Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:11	Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	10:09
Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed	09:50
	09:48	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	09:26	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:25
Hayward Pullup Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)	09:19 [UTA 67-84]
	08:54	Beverley Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	08:52
Favors Turnaround Bank Hook Shot: Missed	08:37
	08:35	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	08:25	Parsons Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Favors (2 BLK)
Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:25
	08:25	Beverley Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	08:25
	08:25	Robinson Substitution replaced by Asik
	08:25	Delfino Substitution replaced by Harden
	08:25	Beverley Substitution replaced by Motiejunas
	08:25	Smith Substitution replaced by Lin
Hayward Jump Shot: Missed	08:17
	08:15	Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	08:02	Lin Jump Shot: Missed
Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:00
Burks Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Favors (1 AST)	07:43 [UTA 69-84]
Favors Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	07:28
	07:28	Motiejunas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:28	Team Rebound
	07:28	Motiejunas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:28
Burks Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (3 AST)	07:07 [UTA 71-84]
	07:07	Motiejunas Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)
Burks Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	07:07 [UTA 72-84]
	06:49	Harden Running Jump Shot: Missed
	06:47	Asik Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	06:44	Lin Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)
Favors Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:42
Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	06:30 [UTA 74-84]
	06:24	Team Timeout : Regular
Williams Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (3 FTA)	06:16
	06:16 [HOU 85-74]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 3 (22 PTS)
	06:16 [HOU 86-74]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 3 (23 PTS)
	06:16 [HOU 87-74]	Harden Free Throw 3 of 3 (24 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	05:52
	05:51	Asik Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	05:41	Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Missed
Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	05:40
Favors Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Burks (2 AST)	05:22 [UTA 76-87]
	05:00	Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Hayward Pullup Jump shot: Made (19 PTS)	04:52 [UTA 78-87]
	04:33	Motiejunas 3pt Shot: Missed
Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	04:32
	04:25	Parsons Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:25
Team Rebound	04:25
	04:25	Motiejunas Substitution replaced by Delfino
Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	04:25 [UTA 79-87]
	04:07 [HOU 89-79]	Lin Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Burks Running Jump Shot: Missed	03:48
	03:46	Asik Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	03:42	Lin Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Burks (1 ST)
Jefferson Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Hayward (2 AST)	03:36 [UTA 81-89]
	03:19 [HOU 91-81]	Lin Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Jefferson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Asik (1 BLK)	03:02
Team Rebound	03:02
Team Timeout : Regular	03:02
Hayward Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Favors (2 AST)	02:59 [UTA 83-91]
	02:40 [HOU 93-83]	Parsons Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lin (6 AST)
	02:18	Parsons Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Favors Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:18
Team Rebound	02:18
Favors Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:18 [UTA 84-93]
	02:05	Parsons Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Favors Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:49 [UTA 86-93]
	01:31	Lin Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Favors (3 BLK)
Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	01:30
	01:29	Parsons Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	01:29 [UTA 87-93]
Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	01:29 [UTA 88-93]
Burks Foul: Personal (5 PF) (2 FTA)	01:15
	01:15 [HOU 94-88]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	01:15 [HOU 95-88]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Jefferson Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Harden (2 ST)	00:53.9
	00:31.9	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:29.9
Burks Layup Shot: Missed Block: Harden (1 BLK)	00:23.9
Team Rebound	00:23.6
Team Timeout : Regular	00:23.6
Favors Substitution replaced by Foye	00:23.6
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	00:20.9
	00:19.8	Parsons Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
Hayward Foul: Personal Take (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:18.3
	00:18.3 [HOU 96-88]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
	00:18.3 [HOU 97-88]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:18.3
Burks Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (4 AST)	00:14.8 [UTA 90-97]
Foye Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:12.8
	00:12.8 [HOU 98-90]	Lin Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	00:12.8 [HOU 99-90]	Lin Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:12.8
Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS)	00:08.9 [UTA 93-99]
Jefferson Foul: Personal Take (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:05.0
	00:05.0 [HOU 100-93]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
	00:05.0	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	00:05.0
Burks 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter