National Basketball Association
Utah 104, Houston 83
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Where: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#28 Tommy Nunez Jr., #49 Tom Washington, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
18816
By SportsDirect Inc.
JAZZ 104, ROCKETS 83: C.J. Miles scored 27 points off the bench as host Utah dominated the middle part of the game and snapped its four-game slide while ending Houston’s four-game winning streak.
Devin Harris added 19 points and Al Jefferson collected 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz, who held a team under 100 points for the first time in six games. Utah closes February with a 4-11 record for the month.
The Rockets started off strong, building a 26-18 lead after the first quarter. But Houston, which was playing the second night of a back-to-back set, quickly appeared to lose its legs.
The Jazz outscored the Rockets 31-18 in the second quarter and never looked back. Miles hit a pair of 3-pointers in the third quarter and scored six more points at the start of the fourth before Utah emptied the bench.
The Jazz ended up outscoring Houston 86-57 after the first quarter.
Luis Scola scored 12 of his 18 points in the first quarter and added 10 rebounds to lead the Rockets.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Rockets PG Kyle Lowry committed season-high eight turnovers and G Kevin Martin was held to six points on 2-for-10 shooting … Utah dominated the glass, 50-34 …. Houston returns home for games against Denver and the Los Angeles Clippers before embarking on a five-game road trip.
Top Game Performances
| Houston |
|
Utah |
|
Luis Scola 18 |
Scoring |
C.J. Miles 27 |
|
Kyle Lowry 6 |
Assists |
Earl Watson 8 |
|
Luis Scola 10 |
Rebounds |
Al Jefferson 10 |
|
Kyle Lowry 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Devin Harris 6 |
|
Kyle Lowry 3 |
Steals |
Derrick Favors 2 |
|
Samuel Dalembert 2 |
Blocks |
Jeremy Evans 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston
|
83 |
39.0 |
6-23 |
13-16 |
20 |
34 |
6 |
9 |
16 |
| Utah
|
104 |
48.3 |
4-12 |
16-16 |
27 |
50 |
6 |
7 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game at home against Miami. The Jazz have a W/L % of .438 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game at home against Denver. The Rockets have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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