Houston Rockets (15-40, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (35-21, fourth in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Monday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston comes into the matchup against Utah as losers of four games in a row.
The Jazz are 21-11 in Western Conference games. Utah is 11-5 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 13.3 turnovers per game.
The Rockets are 7-25 against Western Conference opponents. Houston has a 7-25 record against opponents over .500.
The teams square off for the third time this season. The Rockets won 116-111 in the last matchup on Jan. 20. Garrison Mathews led the Rockets with 23 points, and Bojan Bogdanovic led the Jazz with 29 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan Mitchell is averaging 25.4 points, 5.2 assists and 1.6 steals for the Jazz. Bogdanovic is averaging 16.4 points over the last 10 games for Utah.
Christian Wood is averaging 17.7 points and 10.3 rebounds for the Rockets. Kevin Porter Jr. is averaging 16.8 points over the…
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