Fred VanVleet and Key Rockets Players to Watch vs. the Jazz - March 29

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Rockets vs. Jazz: Players to Watch

Rockets Key Players

Fred VanVleet averages 16.8 points, 3.7 boards and 8.1 assists, shooting 41.3% from the field and 38.4% from downtown, with 3 made 3-pointers per game.

Green is averaging 19.8 points, 3.4 assists and 5.1 boards.

Dillon Brooks averages 13 points, 3.4 boards and 1.7 assists.

Amen Thompson is averaging 9.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists.

Aaron Holiday's numbers on the season are 6.6 points, 1.6 boards and 1.9 assists per game, shooting 44.4% from the floor and 39.6% from downtown, with an average of 1.1 made 3-pointers.

Jazz Key Players

Collin Sexton averages 18.6 points for the Jazz, plus 2.6 boards and 4.9 assists.

Lauri Markkanen's numbers on the season are 23.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2 assists per game. He is sinking 48% of his shots from the floor and 39.9% from beyond the arc, with an average of 3.2 treys (seventh in league).

John Collins averages 14.9 points, 8.4 boards and 1.1 assists. He is making 52.9% of his shots from the field and 36.1% from 3-point range, with 1.2 triples per contest.

Keyonte George averages 12.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists. He is sinking 39.3% of his shots from the field and 33.9% from 3-point range, with 1.9 triples per game.

Walker Kessler averages 8.2 points, 7.7 boards and 0.9 assists. He is sinking 65.5% of his shots from the floor.

Rockets vs. Jazz Stat Insights

Houston Key Stats

The Rockets are outscoring opponents by 1.8 points per game with a +136 scoring differential overall. They put up 114.4 points per game (15th in the NBA) and allow 112.6 per contest (10th in the league).

Houston ranks third in the league at 46 rebounds per game. That's 1.3 more than the 44.7 its opponents average.

The Rockets hit 12.5 three-pointers per game (16th in the league) at a 35.3% rate (22nd in the NBA), compared to the 12.3 their opponents make while shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc.

Houston ranks 20th in the league by averaging 111.6 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is seventh in the NBA, allowing 110 points per 100 possessions.

Utah Key Stats

The Jazz's -307 scoring differential (being outscored by 4.3 points per game) is a result of putting up 116.5 points per game (11th in NBA) while allowing 120.8 per outing (28th in league).

Utah pulls down 45.9 rebounds per game (fourth in league) while conceding 42 per outing to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 3.9 boards per game.

The Jazz hit 13 three-pointers per game (13th in the league), 1.8 fewer than their opponents. They are shooting 35.5% from beyond the arc (21st in NBA) and opponents are shooting 39.7%.

Utah's 112.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 18th in the NBA, and the 117.5 points it concedes per 100 possessions rank 30th in the league.

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