Eric Gordon scored a season-high 50 points (7 during an 11-0 run in the first quarter), and the Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 126-117.
The Rockets took control with a 29-11 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 17.
Danuel House Jr. had 21 points (9 in the first quarter), a career-high 11 rebounds and 5 steals, and Austin Rivers added a season-high 21 points but shot 7 for 21. Gordon scored 17 of his 50 points in the fourth quarter. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Jazz, Donovan Mitchell had 36 points and 3 steals, and Joe Ingles went 1 for 7 from 3. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 30 points with 7 3-pointers. The Jazz had 2 30-point scorers.
The Jazz got 2 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Jazz 40-27 in 14 minutes together. Ben McLemore fouled out for the Rockets, and Ingles for the Jazz.