Houston Rockets @ Utah Jazz
PLAYOFFS • HOU leads series 2-1
52-30, 24-17 Away
67
52-30, 24-17 Away
51-31, 31-10 Home
81
51-31, 31-10 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Mehmet Okur misses 10-foot running jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper
- Deron Williams misses 21-foot jumper
- Carlos Boozer makes layup
- Carlos Boozer misses 18-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes jumper
- Derek Fisher makes 18-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
- Rafer Alston misses three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper
- Deron Williams makes 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 15-foot two point shot
- Deron Williams makes 15-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 12-foot running jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Deron Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Derek Fisher misses jumper
- Shane Battier makes jumper
- Carlos Boozer makes two point shot (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
- Carlos Boozer makes free throw 1 of 1
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrei Kirilenko makes layup
- Yao Ming misses 12-foot two point shot
- Gordan Giricek misses 21-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses jumper
- Mehmet Okur misses three point jumper
- Carlos Boozer misses 14-foot two point shot
- Chuck Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chuck Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Gordan Giricek misses 19-foot jumper
- Jarron Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jarron Collins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Gordan Giricek makes 20-foot jumper (Carlos Boozer assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 23-foot jumper
- Derek Fisher makes running jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 7-foot jumper
- Matt Harpring makes 9-foot two point shot (Jarron Collins assists)
- Derek Fisher misses 21-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses three point jumper
- Matt Harpring misses 19-foot jumper
- Gordan Giricek makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derek Fisher assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 40-foot three point jumper
- Gordan Giricek misses 21-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 18-foot jumper
- Paul Millsap makes running jumper
- Deron Williams makes layup (Jarron Collins assists)
- Deron Williams makes free throw 1 of 1
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes layup (Gordan Giricek assists)
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Deron Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes driving layup
- Gordan Giricek misses 9-foot running jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Mehmet Okur misses 16-foot jumper
- Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap makes slam dunk (Matt Harpring assists)
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 1 of 2
- Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 2 of 2
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Carlos Boozer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carlos Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chuck Hayes misses 7-foot running jumper
- Yao Ming makes tip shot
- Mehmet Okur makes technical free throw
- Matt Harpring makes layup (Carlos Boozer assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrei Kirilenko misses layup
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mehmet Okur makes 23-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Carlos Boozer misses two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot two point shot
- Carlos Boozer makes 17-foot two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
- Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Deron Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carlos Boozer makes 13-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes slam dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Deron Williams makes 9-foot running jumper
- Gordan Giricek makes driving layup
- Gordan Giricek misses 21-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Derek Fisher misses 34-foot three point jumper
- Carlos Boozer misses 17-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Deron Williams misses 20-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 10-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Derek Fisher makes 19-foot jumper (Mehmet Okur assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot two point shot
- Derek Fisher misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
- Deron Williams misses 17-foot jumper
- Carlos Boozer makes layup
- Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper
- Matt Harpring misses 16-foot two point shot
- Mehmet Okur misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Derek Fisher misses driving layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carlos Boozer misses 16-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot jumper
- Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carlos Boozer makes tip shot
- Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
- Mehmet Okur makes 19-foot jumper (Carlos Boozer assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Matt Harpring makes 20-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
- Matt Harpring misses 20-foot jumper
- Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming misses 17-foot jumper
- Matt Harpring misses layup
- Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Deron Williams makes driving layup
- Luther Head misses 17-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Deron Williams misses layup
- Deron Williams misses layup
- Deron Williams misses 9-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 10-foot two point shot
- Gordan Giricek makes 24-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
- Juwan Howard misses 13-foot jumper
- Deron Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 17-foot jumper
- Deron Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mehmet Okur misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 15-foot two point shot
- Matt Harpring misses 11-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carlos Boozer makes 18-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
- Shane Battier misses three point jumper
- Carlos Boozer misses layup
- Matt Harpring makes layup (Carlos Boozer assists)
- Matt Harpring makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Carlos Boozer makes 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Matt Harpring makes free throw 1 of 2
- Matt Harpring makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mehmet Okur makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mehmet Okur makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Matt Harpring makes free throw 1 of 2
- Matt Harpring makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shane Battier misses layup
- Carlos Boozer makes slam dunk (Deron Williams assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mehmet Okur misses 20-foot jumper
- Matt Harpring misses 19-foot jumper
- Carlos Boozer misses layup
- Luther Head misses layup
- Mehmet Okur misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses layup
- Deron Williams misses 19-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carlos Boozer makes 7-foot two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Matchups
Game Information
Salt Lake City, UT
Referee:Ron Garretson
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:Marc Davis
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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