Hayward scores 28 as Jazz beat Rockets in OT
Gordon Hayward scored 28 points, and the Utah Jazz beat the Houston Rockets 117-114 in overtime.
Jason Terry made a corner 3-pointer with 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 106 for the Rockets, but the Jazz outscored them 11-8 in overtime.
Derrick Favors’ layup with 11.8 seconds left in overtime made it 117-114 and put it away. The Rockets had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Terry missed a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Rockets 22-20. Rodney Hood scored 9 of the Jazz’s 22 on 3 for 5 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Hood had 18 points and a season-high 5 steals.
For the Rockets, James Harden scored 42 points (26 in the paint), and Trevor Ariza added 18 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 4 steals.
The Jazz shot 51.4% from the field and 41.7% from 3 to the Rockets’ 41.4% and 32.4%.