Jazz rally from 18 down in the second quarter, win on Favors’ dunk with 1.6 seconds left
Derrick Favors made a dunk on a pass from Rodney Hood with 1.6 seconds left, and the Utah Jazz rallied from 18 points down in the second quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 89-87.
The Jazz trailed 47-29 with 2:34 left in the second quarter and 49-34 at halftime. They outscored the Rockets 60-40 the rest of the way.
The Rockets had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but James Harden missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Rockets 14-9. Gordon Hayward scored 7 of the Jazz’s 14 on 0 for 1 shooting and 7 for 8 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Harden had 2 of his 8 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Rockets scored 2 points off them. With 42 seconds left, Hayward stole the ball from Patrick Beverley, and his free throws off it put the Jazz ahead 86-85.
Hayward had 22 points and 4 steals, and Favors added 17 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks.
For the Rockets, Harden had 26 points (12 in the fourth quarter), 10 assists and a season-high 8 steals.
The Rockets got 4 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Rockets were outscored 13-2 in 4 minutes with Howard, Ariza, Brewer, Harden and Beverley on the floor together.