Utah Jazz @ Houston Rockets
WEST SEMIFINALS - GAME 1 • HOU leads series 1-0
48-34, 20-21 Away
96
48-34, 20-21 Away
65-17, 34-7 Home
110
65-17, 34-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Joe Ingles makes 20-foot jumper (Royce O'Neale assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup (Clint Capela assists)
- Joe Ingles makes driving layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Joe Ingles misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Favors misses 11-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point shot
- Joe Ingles misses two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot
- Jae Crowder makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer
- Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot
- Royce O'Neale misses driving layup
- Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Alec Burks misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes 3-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses driving layup
- Clint Capela makes dunk
- Jae Crowder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alec Burks assists)
- Clint Capela misses layup
- James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Jae Crowder misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Alec Burks misses driving layup
- Alec Burks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alec Burks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene misses 4-foot jumper
- Nene misses layup
- Jae Crowder makes dunk (Alec Burks assists)
- Chris Paul misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes three pointer
- Jae Crowder misses 20-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
- Derrick Favors makes alley oop layup (Joe Ingles assists)
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes layup (Eric Gordon assists)
- Joe Ingles misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul makes 27-foot three pointer
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Dante Exum makes 7-foot hook shot (Alec Burks assists)
- Ryan Anderson misses 12-foot two point shot
- Derrick Favors misses jumper
- Derrick Favors makes free throw 1 of 2
- Derrick Favors misses free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 3
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 3
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 3 of 3
- Dante Exum misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dante Exum makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Ingles makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
- Joe Ingles makes 3-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Jae Crowder misses driving layup
- Clint Capela makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Joe Ingles makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Ingles misses free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 23-foot jumper
- Jae Crowder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Royce O'Neale assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Dante Exum assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses 11-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Dante Exum misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 6-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Clint Capela misses 7-foot hook shot
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
- Joe Ingles misses three point jumper
- Joe Ingles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Royce O'Neale misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Royce O'Neale makes 3-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Royce O'Neale misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- Donovan Mitchell makes 2-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Favors makes alley oop dunk shot (Joe Ingles assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- James Harden misses 6-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Alec Burks makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
- Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell makes alley oop dunk shot (Jae Crowder assists)
- James Harden makes 13-foot two point shot
- Alec Burks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- PJ Tucker makes driving layup (Eric Gordon assists)
- Jae Crowder misses 22-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dante Exum makes 5-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker makes hook shot (James Harden assists)
- Alec Burks misses layup
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses driving layup
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dante Exum makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dante Exum makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 23-foot jumper
- Dante Exum makes 1-foot dunk
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses two point shot
- Alec Burks makes two point shot
- Alec Burks misses free throw 1 of 1
- Jae Crowder makes 16-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 27-foot three pointer
- Alec Burks misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Jae Crowder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joe Ingles assists)
- Raul Neto makes two point shot
- Clint Capela misses 5-foot jumper
- Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
- James Harden misses driving layup
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup
- Rudy Gobert makes dunk
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Raul Neto makes two point shot
- James Harden misses two point shot
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Joe Ingles misses two point shot
- Rudy Gobert makes tip shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jae Crowder makes driving layup (Joe Ingles assists)
- Jae Crowder misses free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden misses 16-foot jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Royce O'Neale makes 3-foot layup (Joe Ingles assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jae Crowder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Royce O'Neale assists)
- Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
- Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Royce O'Neale assists)
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
- Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 30-foot step back jumpshot
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
- Joe Ingles makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Ingles misses free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green makes 26-foot three pointer (Eric Gordon assists)
- Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Joe Ingles makes layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: HOU, 75.3
Win %: HOU, 72.9
Win %: HOU, 75.0
Win %: HOU, 72.6
Win %: HOU, 75.4
Win %: HOU, 75.9
Win %: HOU, 77.9
Win %: HOU, 76.4
Win %: HOU, 77.7
Win %: HOU, 78.2
Win %: HOU, 81.3
Win %: HOU, 82.4
Win %: HOU, 82.8
Win %: HOU, 81.5
Win %: HOU, 82.7
Win %: HOU, 81.5
Win %: HOU, 81.1
Win %: HOU, 82.2
Win %: HOU, 82.6
Win %: HOU, 81.3
Win %: HOU, 80.9
Win %: HOU, 82.0
Win %: HOU, 80.8
Win %: HOU, 82.4
Win %: HOU, 80.8
UTAH @ HOU Videos
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Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:James Capers
Referee:Zach Zarba
Referee:Tom Washington
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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