third Quarter Report

Just one extra quarter stands between the Rockets and the win they have been favored to gather coming into this night. They’ve a little bit of a cushion as they presently lead the Jazz 122-89. This contest appears nothing just like the tight 127-126 margin from the Rockets’ win over the Jazz of their earlier head-to-head again in January.

The Rockets entered the match having gained seven straight and so they’re only one quarter away from one other. Will they make it eight, or will the Jazz step up and spoil it? We’ll know quickly.

Who’s Enjoying

Utah Jazz @ Houston Rockets

Present Data: Utah 29-41, Houston 34-35

How To Watch

• When: Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
• The place: Toyota Middle — Houston, Texas
• TV: KJZZ-TV 14
• Observe: CBS Sports activities App
• On-line streaming: fuboTV (Attempt at no cost. Regional restrictions could apply.)
• Ticket Value: $22.49

What to Know

The Jazz have fairly the problem forward of them as they’re anticipated to be blown off the court docket. They are going to head out on the highway to tackle the Houston Rockets at 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Toyota Middle. The Jazz are staggering into the matchup hobbled by 4 consecutive losses, whereas the Rockets will skip in buoyed by seven consecutive wins.

It is exhausting to win when your three-point capturing is an entire 18% worse than the opposition, a truth the Jazz discovered the exhausting method on Thursday. They took a 113-97 bruising from Dallas.

Maybe unsurprisingly given the rating, the Jazz struggled to get the ball again on offense and completed the sport with solely 5 offensive rebounds. They’re 1-3 when they can not management their very own glass like that.

In the meantime, Houston was capable of grind out a strong win over the Bulls on Thursday, taking the sport 127-117.

The Rockets’ win was a real crew effort, with many gamers handing over strong performances. Maybe the most effective amongst them was Dillon Brooks, who scored 23 factors together with two steals. Brooks did not assist the Rockets’ trigger all that a lot in opposition to the Wizards on Tuesday however the identical cannot be mentioned for this matchup.

Utah’s defeat was their ninth straight on the highway, which dropped their file all the way down to 29-41. As for Houston, they’ve been performing extremely effectively lately as they’ve gained 9 of their final ten video games, which offered a pleasant bump to their 34-35 file this season.

This contest is one the place the variety of possessions is more likely to be a giant issue: The Jazz have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 46.1 rebounds per recreation (they’re ranked third in rebounds per recreation general). Nonetheless, it isn’t just like the Rockets (presently ranked fourth in rebounds per recreation) wrestle in that division as they have been averaging 46 rebounds per recreation. Given these competing strengths, it will be attention-grabbing to see how their conflict performs out.

The Jazz and the Rockets have been neck-and-neck of their earlier matchup again in January, however the Jazz got here up empty-handed after a 127-126 defeat. An enormous consider that loss was the dominant efficiency of the Rockets’ Alperen Sengun, who dropped a double-double on 37 factors and 14 rebounds. Now that the Jazz know the injury he may cause, will they have the ability to cease him this time? Verify CBSSports.com after the match to search out out.

Odds

Houston is a giant 11-point favourite in opposition to Utah, in accordance with the most recent NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had an excellent really feel for the road for this one, as the sport opened with the Rockets as a ten.5-point favourite.

The over/below is 228.5 factors.

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Sequence Historical past

Utah has gained 7 out of their final 10 video games in opposition to Houston.

• Jan 20, 2024 – Houston 127 vs. Utah 126
• Jan 05, 2023 – Utah 131 vs. Houston 114
• Oct 26, 2022 – Utah 109 vs. Houston 101
• Oct 24, 2022 – Houston 114 vs. Utah 108
• Mar 02, 2022 – Utah 132 vs. Houston 127
• Feb 14, 2022 – Utah 135 vs. Houston 101
• Jan 19, 2022 – Houston 116 vs. Utah 111
• Oct 28, 2021 – Utah 122 vs. Houston 91
• Might 08, 2021 – Utah 124 vs. Houston 116
• Apr 21, 2021 – Utah 112 vs. Houston 89