Houston Rockets @ Utah Jazz
Game Leaders
Team Stats
53% (40-76)
Field Goal %
38% (27-71)
50% (6-12)
Three Point %
25% (1-4)
80% (20-25)
Free Throw %
78% (21-27)
36
Turnovers
38
51
Rebounds
40
Game Information
Salt Lake City, UT

Referee:Eddie F. Rush
Referee:Gary Benson
Referee:Leroy Richardson

Shot Chart
- Steve Francis made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Jumper.
- John Stockton made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Matt Harpring missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Matt Harpring missed Layup.
- James Posey made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Matt Harpring missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Posey.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin made Tip Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Calbert Cheaney.
- Yao Ming missed Two Point Shot.
- Matt Harpring missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Matt Harpring made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Matt Harpring made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Calbert Cheaney made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by John Stockton.
- James Posey made Dunk.
- Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Jumper.
- Mark Jackson made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made Dunk.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Matt Harpring missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Matt Harpring made Layup. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Yao Ming missed 11 ft Hook Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Mark Jackson made 22 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 18 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tony Massenburg missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made 21 ft Jumper.
- Andrei Kirilenko made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Calbert Cheaney.
- Kelvin Cato missed Two Point Shot.
- Tony Massenburg missed Jumper.
- Calbert Cheaney made 4 ft Jumper.
- Andrei Kirilenko made Layup. Assisted by Calbert Cheaney.
- Andrei Kirilenko made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Andrei Kirilenko made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Moochie Norris made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Calbert Cheaney made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Scott Padgett.
- Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mark Jackson missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Calbert Cheaney made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Moochie Norris missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed Layup.
- Maurice Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
- Kelvin Cato made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- John Amaechi missed 20 ft Jumper.
- DeShawn Stevenson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- DeShawn Stevenson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Moochie Norris made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Moochie Norris missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- John Amaechi made Layup.
- Yao Ming made Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Karl Malone made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Matt Harpring.
- Eddie Griffin made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Matt Harpring missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Terence Morris missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Terence Morris missed 22 ft Jumper.
- DeShawn Stevenson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Steve Francis made Dunk. Assisted by Eddie Griffin.
- Matt Harpring missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin missed Layup.
- Eddie Griffin missed Tip Shot.
- John Stockton made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Andrei Kirilenko missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 21 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- James Posey missed Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Calbert Cheaney missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- John Stockton made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- James Posey missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Greg Ostertag missed Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin missed Layup.
- Eddie Griffin made Layup.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- John Stockton made Two Point Shot.
- John Stockton made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- James Posey made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Greg Ostertag missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Greg Ostertag missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made 18 ft Jumper.
- Greg Ostertag made Dunk. Assisted by Andrei Kirilenko.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed 19 ft Jumper.
- John Stockton missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft Jumper.
- Andrei Kirilenko missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Matt Harpring made Layup.
- Yao Ming made 17 ft Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Andrei Kirilenko made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Andrei Kirilenko made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- James Posey made Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- James Posey made Tip Shot.
- Steve Francis missed Layup.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Dunk.
- Karl Malone made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tony Massenburg made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tony Massenburg missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Jackson missed Two Point Shot.
- Mark Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mark Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Andrei Kirilenko missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Moochie Norris missed Layup.
- Mark Jackson made 14 ft Jumper.
- Andrei Kirilenko made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Andrei Kirilenko made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- James Posey missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Andrei Kirilenko made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Andrei Kirilenko made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Scott Padgett missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 16 ft Jumper.
- Matt Harpring missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Matt Harpring missed Two Point Shot.
- Matt Harpring made Layup.
- Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Matt Harpring made Layup. Assisted by Carlos Arroyo.
- Yao Ming made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Greg Ostertag missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Carlos Arroyo missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Jumper.
- DeShawn Stevenson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Tony Massenburg made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Arroyo.
- Juaquin Hawkins made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by James Posey.
- James Posey made Layup. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
- Tony Massenburg missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Andrei Kirilenko made Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar made Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Carlos Arroyo missed Layup.
- Jason Collier made Layup. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
- Andrei Kirilenko missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Massenburg missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Andrei Kirilenko made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Andrei Kirilenko missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- DeShawn Stevenson missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Scott Padgett missed Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed Three Point Jumper.
- Carlos Arroyo made 18 ft Jumper.
Shot Made
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 |
| 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 |
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