Rockets Played By The Jazz

After an eight game winning streak, the Rockets were handed their third straight loss.

The Rockets lost to the Utah Jazz 99-92, snapping Utah?s four game losing streak. Utah was led by Matt Harpring?s 28 points. Raja Bell also scored 21 of his own.

The game was tied at halftime and at the end of the third quarter, but a 30 point effort in the game?s last period was too much for Houston to overcome. Harpring and and Bell were accountable for more than half of Utah?s offensive production in this period, Harpring scoring 10 and Bell with 7.

Despite valiant efforts by the Rockets starters, including newly acquired Mike James, the Houston bench struggled all night. The entire bench was outscored by one player off of the Jazz bench ? Mehmet Okur. Okur totaled 14 points and 9 rebounds in 30 minutes.