Houston didn’t relinquish its lead and forced Utah into its first loss.
Lauri Markkanen’s aim was not on point against the Rockets. By Troy Wayryne/AOP
During the night, the Utah Jazz were not able to perform at the same level as the previous night, when they were chasing almost the entire match and lost to the Houston Rockets 114–108. Notottijas had won their matches earlier in the season and Houston had lost, but the strain of yesterday’s winning game that stretched into overtime was visible Lauri Markkanen in a star-studded crew.
For the Finn, consecutive games in the NBA have rarely been brilliant, and this time was no exception. All six of Markkanen’s three-pointers rattled the iron, and the season’s lowest number of points was 14. Markkanen had six rebounds.
In the last match against New Orleans, Markkanen played close to 40 minutes. Now, almost 31 minutes came against the Rockets, which was the most on the team Jarred Vanderbilt after.
Rockets’ most efficient players had collected 26 and 25 points Kevin Porter and Jalen Green.
In the one below in the video is a sample butt Mike Conley’s and Markkanen’s joint play.
The Jazz play the next two days, after which they face the Rockets at home.