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T he Houston Rockets are bouncing back from a difficult loss against the Utah Jazz with two straight victories. They've played much better basketball in their two games since, ret

Among the myriad factors contributing to the Houston Rockets' downturn this month has been the absence of veteran point guard Fred VanVleet, who missed his ninth consecutive game on Saturday when the Rockets fell to the Utah Jazz in the second game of a back-to-back.

The Houston Rockets suffered a brutal loss to the Utah Jazz last night, 124-115. The Rockets led early in the fourth quarter but squandered the lead and trailed the entirety of the final nine minutes of action.

The Utah Jazz added another notch to Houston's belt as the Rockets fell 124-115 in Salt Lake City against a young and rebounding Jazz side. Keyonte George was exceptional in this one, scoring 30 points (including 20 in the first half) on a very efficient 5-8 mark from beyond the 3-point arc.

Expectations for Keyonte George were high well before he was drafted 16th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2023 NBA Draft. A five-star high school recruit who ended up at Baylor, George slipped out of the draft lottery due to a freshman season impacted by injuries and a crowded guard rotation.

As a rebuilding group looking to add young talent, expiring contracts and draft capital, Utah would receive a six-player package from Houston including their No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft Reed Sheppard, Jabari Smith Jr. and Cam Whitmore along with a 2025 first-round pick.

The Philadelphia 76ers will host the Utah Jazz on Sunday night. Both teams are planning for key absences. On Utah’s end, their lengthy injury report is headline

Sunday marks the first time Jaden Springer could play against the Philadelphia 76ers as a member of the Utah Jazz. However, Springer’s availability is up in the air. According to the official NBA injury report,

The Utah Jazz added another notch to Houston's belt as the Rockets fell 124-115 in Salt Lake City against a young and rebounding Jazz side.

The Houston Rockets suffered a brutal loss to the Utah Jazz last night, 124-115. The Rockets led early in the fourth quarter but squandered the lead and trailed the entirety of the final nine minutes of action.

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