The Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets rivalry is a storied rivalry. It’s okay if you’re a little confused at the blind spite that this site—and many Jazz fans have—for the Houston Rockets. It’s also okay if you’re a young Houston Rockets fan wondering, “Why do Jazz fans beat their chest at the very thought of the 2006-2007 season?”
The rivalry between the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets goes as far back as the Utah Jazz’s first playoff series. It goes through decades and all Utah Jazz greats have had a part in building the hostility between these two teams whether it was Mark Eaton and Adrian Dantley in the early 80s, John Stockton and Karl Malone in the 90s, or Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer in 2000s.