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
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Rubio makes pullup jump shot (Joe Ingles assists)
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Derrick Favors assists)
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
- PJ Tucker misses three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes 2-foot two point shot (Eric Gordon assists)
- Ricky Rubio makes two point shot (Derrick Favors assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
- Derrick Favors makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derrick Favors makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela misses 9-foot hook shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (PJ Tucker assists)
- Ricky Rubio makes 11-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Derrick Favors makes 1-foot dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup (PJ Tucker assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup
- Rudy Gobert makes tip shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes driving floating jump shot
- Ricky Rubio misses 7-foot two point shot
- Danuel House Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 6-foot two point shot (Clint Capela assists)
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 1 of 2
- Danuel House Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Danuel House Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 1 of 3
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 2 of 3
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 3 of 3
- Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joe Ingles misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Raul Neto misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Gerald Green makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Derrick Favors makes alley oop dunk shot (Joe Ingles assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 15-foot jumper
- Derrick Favors makes two point shot (Raul Neto assists)
- Chris Paul misses 16-foot two point shot
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Royce O'Neale makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Favors makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derrick Favors misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Royce O'Neale misses driving layup
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Thabo Sefolosha misses 22-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes 1-foot two point shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Rubio misses driving layup
- Clint Capela misses alley oop dunk shot
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Ricky Rubio makes 23-foot three point jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)
- Eric Gordon misses two point shot
- Joe Ingles misses 27-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Rudy Gobert makes alley oop layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Jae Crowder misses pullup jump shot
- PJ Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jae Crowder makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Jae Crowder misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Clint Capela misses hook shot
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (PJ Tucker assists)
- Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rudy Gobert misses tip shot
- Rudy Gobert makes tip shot
- Rudy Gobert makes layup (Joe Ingles assists)
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
- Derrick Favors misses three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Derrick Favors makes tip shot
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Ricky Rubio makes 1-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Joe Ingles makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Derrick Favors assists)
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Rudy Gobert makes alley oop dunk shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
- PJ Tucker misses three point jumper
- James Harden misses layup
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Ricky Rubio misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers makes driving layup
- Austin Rivers misses free throw 1 of 1
- Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- James Harden makes step back jumpshot
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes dunk (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
- Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Joe Ingles assists)
- Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jae Crowder misses three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 11-foot two point shot
- Royce O'Neale misses driving layup
- Kenneth Faried misses 7-foot hook shot
- Royce O'Neale misses 40-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Korver makes free throw 1 of 3
- Kyle Korver makes free throw 2 of 3
- Kyle Korver misses free throw 3 of 3
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Derrick Favors makes 1-foot dunk (Joe Ingles assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danuel House Jr. makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jae Crowder misses two point shot
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Donovan Mitchell misses 36-foot three point jumper
- Danuel House Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Thabo Sefolosha makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Danuel House Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Danuel House Jr. makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)
- Royce O'Neale misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rudy Gobert makes two point shot
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Rubio misses two point shot
- Rudy Gobert makes dunk
- Thabo Sefolosha misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Thabo Sefolosha misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Ingles misses driving layup
- Rudy Gobert misses tip shot
- James Harden misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Thabo Sefolosha misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Raul Neto misses driving floating jump shot
- Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Georges Niang makes driving layup
- Gerald Green makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Georges Niang misses driving floating jump shot
- Gerald Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gerald Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Grayson Allen misses driving layup
- Gerald Green makes 25-foot three pointer
- Austin Rivers makes two point shot
- Thabo Sefolosha misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes three point jumper (Gerald Green assists)
- Iman Shumpert misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Grayson Allen misses driving layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: HOU, 63.8
Win %: HOU, 65.0
Win %: HOU, 65.5
Win %: HOU, 64.0
Win %: HOU, 63.5
Win %: HOU, 63.4
Win %: HOU, 60.8
Win %: HOU, 58.9
Win %: HOU, 58.3
Win %: HOU, 55.7
Win %: HOU, 58.2
Win %: HOU, 55.5
Win %: HOU, 53.4
Win %: HOU, 55.4
Win %: HOU, 57.9
Win %: HOU, 60.3
Win %: HOU, 57.7
Win %: HOU, 55.1
Win %: HOU, 59.9
Win %: HOU, 61.3
Win %: HOU, 62.5
Win %: HOU, 58.9
Win %: HOU, 58.1
Win %: HOU, 60.1
Win %: HOU, 58.0
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
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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