{"id":2755,"date":"2018-05-01T20:31:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T20:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/?p=2755"},"modified":"2024-07-17T13:09:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:09:30","slug":"western-conference-playoffs-houston-rockets-vs-utah-jazz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/western-conference-playoffs-houston-rockets-vs-utah-jazz\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Conference Playoffs: Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<strong> Houston Rockets<\/strong> will host the Utah Jazz for game 2 of their 7 game Western Conference playoff series. The Rockets lead this series 1-0 after defeating the Jazz in game 1, 110-96. <strong>Houston<\/strong> is the top seed in the Western Conference and the Jazz are the 5th seed in the West.<\/p>\n<p>Houston is looking to keep the pressure on the Jazz and take a 2-0 series lead. Utah wants to bounce back from a tough game 1, and steal home court advantage away from the <strong>Rockets<\/strong>. <a href=\"http:\/\/nba.nbcsports.com\/2018\/04\/28\/ricky-rubio-out-for-game-1-likely-10-days-or-so-with-hamstring-strain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Jazz will still be without <\/a>point guard, Ricky Rubio for this game, giving the Rockets an even bigger advantage.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">The Houston Rockets are -11 over the Utah Jazz in NBA Playoffs action on Tuesday.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"harden-leads-rockets-follow\"><strong>Harden Leads, Rockets Follow<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>James Harden<\/strong> has been on a tear all season for the Rockets, and he kept up his great play in game 1 of this series. Harden torched the <strong>Jazz<\/strong> for 41 points while getting to the free throw line 11 times. Harden\u2019s aggressive play is tough for the Jazz the defend, and Harden should have another monster game 2.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Rockets<\/strong> did most of the damage in game 1 with their starters. The starting unit for the Rockets outscored the Utah Jazz team, combining for 97 points while making 15 threes. Look for the <strong>Rockets<\/strong> to get better play from their bench in game 2, making things even harder on the Jazz<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"without-rubio-jazz-struggle\"><strong>Without Rubio, Jazz Struggle<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Utah<\/strong> <strong>Jazz<\/strong> were dealt a tough blow to begin this series, when it was announced that Ricky Rubio would miss at least 10 days. Without <strong>Rubio<\/strong>, the <strong>Jazz<\/strong> were left without a true starting point guard. Rookie, Donovan Mitchell did his best to fill the void scoring 21 points, but it took him 22 field goal attempts to get his points. Dante Exum is the best point guard option for the Jazz, but struggled in game 1.<\/p>\n<p>If the <strong>Jazz<\/strong> are going to steal game 2 in Houston, they must figure out a way to stop Harden. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/nba\/2018\/4\/9\/17213702\/james-harden-mvp-all-nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The potential MVP<\/a> was in attack mode all night, and the <strong>Jazz<\/strong> didn\u2019t have an answer for him. Look for Jae Crowder to draw the assignment of guarding Harden in game 2, but it will take a team effort to slow him down.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jazz-will-keep-it-close\"><strong>Jazz Will Keep it Close<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Utah coach <strong>Quin Snyder<\/strong> is a good coach, and he will have his team ready to compete in game 2. The Jazz know that their top priority is slowing down <strong>Harden<\/strong> and the high scoring Rockets offense. Offensively, Donovan Mitchell continues to lead the Jazz but he will need some more help in game 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>James<\/strong> <strong>Harden<\/strong> has torched the Jazz all season long, and continued this trend in game 1. If the Jazz don\u2019t make adjustments then Harden will continue to dominate. Houston\u2019s bench was nonexistent in game 1, but will need to play a bigger role in game 2. The <strong>Rockets<\/strong> will win game 2, but the Jazz will make it a very close game.\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">Bet the Utah Jazz +11 over the Houston Rockets in NBA Playoffs action on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">Bet on the NBA at BETUS<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Utah Jazz are at the Houston Rockets in Game 2 on Wednesday night.","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3035],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Western Conference Playoffs: Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz - 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