There was no way the Houston Rockets were supposed to win in Utah on Monday. Due to a combination of rest and injuries, they were without the services of James Harden, Russell Westbrook and Clint Capela for the matchup. Oh yeah, and the Utah Jazz had won 14 out of 15 games and had a gaudy home record of 18-3. As such, the Jazz were understandably favored by double digits before tipoff, but Eric Gordon showed why you can never count out the Rockets.
Not only did Houston come away with a 126-117 victory over Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz, but they did so in convincing fashion.