Game 26 Takeaways
Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets
Utah Jazz gets second straight blowout win over teams from Texas.
The Utah Jazz played their second straight game at home in Salt Lake City Thursday night for what seemed like the first time all season.
The Jazz were also facing a familiar opponent, the Houston Rockets, who the Jazz faced (and lost to) in the second round of last season’s NBA playoffs.
This was the two teams second meeting this season, with Utah now holding a 2-0 advantage over Houston, beating the Rockets 118 – 91.
Watch the full game highlights below:
Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets
Quick Takeaways
Rudy vs The Refs (and a Bottle of Water)
You can listen to Ryan Van Dorn and myself discuss this incredible instance on Episode 10 of The Jazz Fan Show!
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Houston’s Championship Window
I know this seems maybe a bit premature, but it genuinely seems to me as though the Houston Rockets know their window for a championship with this group of guys has closed.
This, obviously, isn’t even close the level of team the Utah Jazz faced (and got destroyed by) last season in the playoffs. Aside from the obvious offseason departures, and an issue with Carmelo, Houston seems like they’re playing with their heads down and not even really sure they want to be here.
My theory?
When you play the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, make it all the way to Game 07 and lose… that’s what we call a heartbreaker.
Unfortunately, not every team is able to come back the following year and compete to be at the same level.
Is Houston a good example of this? Only time will tell.
Our Road to 50 Wins…
… seems to have gotten a bit easier, not to mention the fact that this month is supposed to be absolutely brutal for the Utah Jazz and they just beat two of the “hardest” opponents.
I know it’s still not super likely, but if the Jazz have turned a corner (which I think they may have based on two blowouts over Texas teams in two tries), the special season we all expected may still be within reach.
Unfortunately, and we all knew it would be this way, we’re still going to be kicking ourselves over the dumb losses we experienced at the beginning of the season.
Here’s hoping we have the same end to this year as last.
Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets
Prop Results
Winner:
TIE
Ryan Van Dorn (7.5) and Andy Allred (6)
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