Last Updated on Jan 24, 2022 03:15 PM
Match Date & Time: | 2022-01-20 07:30 AM (IST) 2022-01-20 02:00 AM (GMT) |
NBA 2021-22 will see Utah Jazz facing off against Houston Rockets on Thursday, 20 January 2022 at 07:30 AM IST
The Rockets are coming off a 118-112 win over the Sacramento Kings. It was their second win in three games. Meanwhile, the Jazz are coming off a 95-101 loss against the LA Lakers, their fifth defeat in six games.
The Houston Rockets have been in dismal form since their seven-game winning run was snapped on December 10 by the Milwaukee Bucks. They have won just five of their 21 games since then.
They had a defensive rating of 121 during that period, the worst in the league. Houston had to bank on their offense again to record a win against the Sacramento Kings. Kevin Porter Jr. and Christian Wood scored 23 points apiece, while four other players also recorded double-digit scores.
The Houston Rockets shot an impressive 53.9% from the field, making 16 3-point field goals on the night. They turned the ball over 22 times, though, which is something they will have to limit against the Utah Jazz.
Houston will also have to show more effort on defense to prevail against the #1 offensive team this season. It will be interesting to see if they can capitalize on Utahs lack of form entering this game and cause an upset.
Houston Rockets center Christian Wood will be up against reigning DPOY Rudy Gobert when the Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz go head-to-head. Gobert has been in scintillating form thus far. Limiting him will be key to the Rockets registering a surprise win.
Wood will have to make sure he anchors the teams defense well from the post as the Jazz are lethal scoring inside the paint and from long-range.
The Utah Jazz will be glad to be back home after an underwhelming six-game road trip. A change of surroundings could do the trick for Quin Snyders men, who have struggled for consistency on both ends of the floor.
The Jazz seemed to have run out of gas on the second night of a back-to-back set during their previous outing against the Lakeshow. They still had an excellent chance to win, though, but they could not capitalize on it as they were forced to find scoring opportunities from the perimeter by LAs surprisingly stellar defense.
The Jazz need to do a better job of making adjustments mid-game. They have the squad depth and versatility to make that happen, but they fail to implement those changes when needed. Nevertheless, there is still plenty of time left for them to rectify these errors.
They will be keen to gain some momentum with a win against the bottom-ranked Rockets in their first game back at home since January 3.
Donovan Mitchell had a forgettable outing in his last game against the Lakers. The shooting guard scored only 13 points on six of 19 shooting from the floor as he failed to convert a single shot from the arc on eight attempts. Mitchell will be keen to bounce back and lead his team to a much-needed win against the Rockets.
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