Keyonte George scored 30 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Utah Jazz went on a 30-11 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 124-115.
The Rockets led 96-89 with 11:04 left in the fourth quarter. George’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Jazz ahead for good with 9:18 left. He scored 8 points during the run, and they led 119-107 with 3:11 left.
Early in the fourth quarter, Johnny Juzang had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Jazz scored 4 points off them.
Lauri Markkanen had 23 points (11 in the third quarter) and 10 rebounds.
For the Rockets, Alperen Sengun had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, and Jalen Green added 25 points and 10 assists. Amen Thompson had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Jeff Green scored 16 points on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Rockets got 8 offensive rebounds, about 8 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Jazz outscored the Rockets 66-36 in the paint.