Houston began a three-game road trip with Thursday's 121-110 victory (box score) in Utah. For the Rockets, it's the 11th win in their last 12 games.
Houston (48-26) remains at No. 2 in the Western Conference standings, while the Jazz (16-58) are still in last place. With losses by the No. 4 Lakers and No. 5 Grizzlies (both 44-29), the Rockets extended their lead to 3.5 games for a top-four seed and home-court advantage in at least the first round of the 2025 playoffs. Only eight regular-season games remain for the Rockets, who own the tiebreaker versus Memphis and currently lead it versus Los Angeles (1-0 head-to-head with two games left to play).