Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets

Jan 5, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
UTA	31	33	31	36	131
HOU	23	33	30	28	114

Game Recap

Led by Lauri Markkanen’s career-high 49 points (26 in the 2nd half), the Jazz defeated the Rockets, 131-114. Jalen Green tallied 30 points, four rebounds, and four assists for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Jazz improve to 20-21 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 10-29.

Player Stats

JAZZ	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Lauri MarkkanenSF	36	15-27	6-15	13-13	8	1	0	1	0	0	+16	49
41Kelly OlynykPF	21	1-6	0-3	0-0	4	4	2	1	1	5	-1	2
8Jarred VanderbiltC	30	1-1	0-0	3-4	9	5	2	0	3	3	+11	5
00Jordan ClarksonSG	32	7-16	3-7	2-2	4	5	2	0	2	2	+22	19
11Mike ConleyPG	31	3-10	1-5	2-2	4	11	0	0	0	1	+18	9
0Talen Horton-Tucker	16	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	4	1	0	1	2	-1	4
22Rudy Gay	16	2-4	1-2	0-0	6	2	1	1	1	1	+10	5
24Walker Kessler	17	4-6	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	2	0	1	+6	8
5Malik Beasley	20	7-14	5-11	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-4	19
30Ochai Agbaji	17	4-5	3-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	+8	11
6Nickeil Alexander-Walker	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Udoka Azubuike	— did not play —												— did not play —
16Simone Fontecchio	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	46-9349.5%	19-4839.6%	20-2195.2%	42	33	10	5	8	20	-	131

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Eric GordonSF	30	3-6	3-6	3-3	3	2	0	0	0	0	-1	12
1Jabari Smith Jr.PF	20	1-5	1-4	0-0	5	1	0	0	3	4	-19	3
28Alperen SengunC	32	7-14	0-0	6-8	14	3	1	1	3	5	-1	20
4Jalen GreenSG	37	8-24	4-12	10-11	4	4	0	0	3	1	-12	30
3Kevin Porter Jr.PG	37	8-22	5-13	2-2	6	2	0	0	2	5	-22	23
8Jae'Sean Tate	19	5-8	1-2	0-0	2	2	2	0	0	2	-18	11
16Usman Garuba	15	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	3	-16	4
6KJ Martin	22	2-6	1-3	2-2	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	7
17Tari Eason	20	2-5	0-2	0-0	6	2	1	2	1	1	+10	4
25Garrison Mathews	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6	0
9Josh Christopher	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Bruno Fernando	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Daishen Nix	— did not play —												— did not play —
0TyTy Washington Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-9241.3%	15-4235.7%	23-2688.5%	49	19	4	3	14	21	-	114

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterUTAHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball K. Olynyk vs. J. Smith Jr.: Tip to J. Clarkson
(11:38) MISS J. Clarkson 25' pullup 3PT
(11:37) M. Conley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:31) MISS L. Markkanen 26' 3PT
(11:30) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:08) J. Green driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:00) K. Olynyk driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (M. Conley 1 AST)
22
(10:48) K. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:48) J. Clarkson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:43) L. Markkanen running alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Clarkson 1 AST)
42
(10:22) MISS J. Green 10' driving floating Shot
(10:21) J. Clarkson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:14) MISS K. Olynyk 30' 3PT
(10:12) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(9:47) MISS K. Porter Jr. 25' step back 3PT
(9:47) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:46) A. Sengun tip Layup (2 PTS)
44
+3 (9:31) L. Markkanen 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Vanderbilt 1 AST)
74
(9:20) K. Olynyk shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
+1 (9:20) E. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
75
+1 (9:20) E. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
76
(9:06) MISS J. Clarkson 11' step back Shot
(9:05) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:57) E. Gordon 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Smith Jr. 1 AST)
79
(8:40) J. Vanderbilt bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:32) MISS K. Porter Jr. driving Layup - blocked
(8:32) K. Olynyk BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:32) K. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:27) K. Porter Jr. putback Layup (2 PTS)
711
(8:15) MISS M. Conley 24' 3PT
(8:14) E. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:04) MISS A. Sengun Hook
(8:03) K. Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:55) J. Vanderbilt running Layup (2 PTS)
911
(7:44) MISS J. Green 12' pullup Shot
(7:43) J. Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:26) L. Markkanen 26' 3PT (8 PTS) (J. Clarkson 2 AST)
1211
(7:17) MISS J. Smith Jr. 25' pullup 3PT
(7:17) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:13) MISS J. Green 26' 3PT
(7:13) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(7:13) A. Sengun loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:58) MISS L. Markkanen 25' 3PT
(6:57) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:41) A. Sengun bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:41) J. Clarkson STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (6:36) L. Markkanen running DUNK (10 PTS) (J. Vanderbilt 2 AST)
1411
(6:16) J. Smith Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:16) J. Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
(6:14) K. Olynyk lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:14) HOU Timeout
(5:48) MISS A. Sengun 19' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(5:47) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(5:45) MISS A. Sengun 12' driving Layup
(5:44) L. Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:41) J. Clarkson 3PT running (3 PTS) (K. Olynyk 1 AST)
1711
(5:24) MISS E. Gordon 28' 3PT
(5:23) K. Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:08) K. Porter Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (4:58) L. Markkanen alley-oop DUNK (12 PTS) (J. Clarkson 3 AST)
1911
(4:50) J. Green lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:32) MISS T. Horton-Tucker 26' 3PT
(4:31) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:19) J. Green lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(4:19) R. Gay STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:07) L. Markkanen 26' 3PT (15 PTS) (T. Horton-Tucker 1 AST)
2211
+3 (3:49) K. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT pullup (5 PTS) (J. Tate 1 AST)
2214
+3 (3:26) L. Markkanen 3PT (18 PTS) (J. Clarkson 4 AST)
2514
(3:06) MISS J. Smith Jr. 19' pullup Shot
(3:05) T. Horton-Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:57) R. Gay 10' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Clarkson 5 AST)
2714
(2:56) HOU Timeout
+2 (2:51) J. Tate driving Layup (2 PTS)
2716
(2:51) UTA Timeout
+2 (2:30) M. Beasley 21' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (R. Gay 1 AST)
2916
(2:11) MISS K. Porter Jr. driving Layup - blocked
(2:11) R. Gay BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:10) R. Gay REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:05) R. Gay bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:05) T. Eason STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:01) K. Porter Jr. running Layup (7 PTS) (T. Eason 1 AST)
2918
(1:48) U. Garuba personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:39) MISS L. Markkanen 16' pullup Shot
(1:39) W. Kessler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:38) W. Kessler tip Layup (2 PTS)
3118
(1:19) MISS J. Tate 25' 3PT
(1:17) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:12) U. Garuba lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:12) W. Kessler STEAL (1 STL)
(1:02) MISS L. Markkanen 3PT
(1:02) K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:56) K. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT running (10 PTS) (K. Martin Jr. 1 AST)
3121
(0:45) MISS T. Horton-Tucker driving reverse Layup
(0:45) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(0:35) MISS K. Martin Jr. driving floating Shot
(0:34) U. Garuba REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:33) U. Garuba putback Layup (2 PTS)
3123
(0:20) T. Horton-Tucker charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(0:20) T. Horton-Tucker offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:02) MISS T. Eason 25' 3PT
(0:01) L. Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

UTA

HOU

131Points114

46-93(49.5%)Field Goal(%)38-92(41.3%)

19-48(39.6%)3-Point(%)15-42(35.7%)

20-21(95.2%)Free Throw(%)23-26(88.5%)

42(9)Rebounds(Offensive)49(14)

33Assists19

10Steals4

5Blocks3

8Turnovers14

20Fouls21

52Pts In The Paint46

18Fast Break Pts11

21Pts Off Turnovers13

47Bench Pts26

22Largest Lead4

Game Details

Thursday, January 5, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,320 (89.2%)