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Utah Jazz's defense (or lack thereof) on James Harden has Twitter buzzing, while Ricky Rubio is aggressive in his return

SALT LAKE CITY — Reigning NBA MVP James Harden always seems to draw a crowd, and that was again the case during the first half of Game 1 Sunday night between the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets.

In particular, it was the way the Jazz were guarding Harden that had Twitter buzzing.

https://twitter.com/kslcleon/status/1117607869753380864

https://twitter.com/kslcleon/status/1117608062259384320

https://twitter.com/TayzhanM_10/status/1117608053141049344

During the first quarter, Harden had the upper hand, hitting 5 of 6 shots and a pair of 3-pointers, to score 12 points and lead Houston to a 31-24 lead through one quarter.