The Houston Rockets looked dominant in their 32-point win over the Jazz in Game 1 of the series on Sunday night. They destroyed the defense that Utah put out there and played some incredible defense of their own as well. Whatever the Jazz were doing, the Rockets had a counter.
They also did it in front of a pumped-up crowd at Toyota Center thanks to having home court advantage in the series. Barring a major upset from the Warriors, the Rockets will not have that luxury in the next round should they advance past Utah.
Houston will have the opportunity to protect their home floor once again tonight as they try to get the series up to 2-0 in their favor.