Utah Jazz @ Houston Rockets
WEST 1ST ROUND - GAME 1 • HOU leads series 1-0
50-32, 21-20 Away
90
50-32, 21-20 Away
53-29, 31-10 Home
122
53-29, 31-10 Home
Utah Jazz
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 24 | 13 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +1 |
| 32 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -16 |
| 34 | 22 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -23 |
| 32 | 15 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -17 |
| 35 | 19 | 7-18 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -20 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 20 | 9 | 1-9 | 1-7 | 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -14 |
| 15 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -18 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| 15 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -13 |
| 10 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 |
90 | 30-77 | 7-27 | 23-27 | 41 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 20 | ||
39% | 26% | 85% |
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
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team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 32 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +16 | |
| 32 | 16 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | +24 | |
| 32 | 14 | 7-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +13 | |
| 31 | 17 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +16 | |
| 33 | 29 | 11-26 | 4-10 | 3-3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +18 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 16 | 11 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +8 | |
| 25 | 11 | 4-11 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +21 | |
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +23 | |
| 13 | 9 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +15 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
122 | 48-95 | 15-41 | 11-12 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 20 | |||
51% | 37% | 92% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
TNTAT&TSN
Referee:John Goble
Referee:Marc Davis
Referee:Michael Smith
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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