The red-hot Houston Rockets hit the road to take on the Utah Jazz in the NBA today as they chase a playoff spot.
The Houston Rockets (37-35) are the hottest team in the NBA, winning 10 straight games and putting pressure on the teams ahead of them in the Western Conference Play-In standings. As of today Houston is just a game behind the Golden State Warriors with just 10 games left in the regular season starting today. They take on the Utah Jazz (29-44) who have been eliminated from the playoffs and can play spoiler for the rest of the league down the stretch. Heading into this game Utah is moving in the opposite direction losing seven games in a row and running into the hottest team in the league.
How to Watch Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz today:
Game Date: March 29, 2024
Game Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: Space City Home Network, ATT ROOT Sports Northwest Alt 1, NBA League Pass Channel 10
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Houston has also won 12 of the last 13 games overall while averaging 122.4 points per game and allowing just 110.3 points to opponents. That is a sample size of 15.8% of the season as a top 10 offense and defense.
The biggest catalyst in this run for Houston has been the play of Jalen Green. The third year guard has gone off averaging 28.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game on 42.9% shooting from three over the last 13 games. He has nine games of 25-plus points and nine games of four-plus made threes.
Rookie Amen Thompson has been a spark since moving into the starting lineup for an injured Alperen Sengun. In his last eight games, all starts, Thompson is averaging 15.6 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game on 61.2% shooting. With Green and Thompson playing like this Houston might steal a Play-In Tournament spot from either Golden State or the Los Angeles Lakers this season.
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