Houston
Rockets
125
–
133
FINAL
Utah
Jazz
Date
Monday, December 1, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 32 | 25 | 32 | 36 | 125 |
| UTA | 31 | 37 | 30 | 35 | 133 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Lauri Markkanen
UTA
29
PTS
8
REB
0
AST
+5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots8
Opp FG% When Defending35.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.27
Impact Composite64.9
Hustle: 16.0Defense: 48.1Impact: 0.8
8 contested shotsheld opponents to 35.0% FGonly 20 pts allowed on 73.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Keyonte George
UTA
28
PTS
4
REB
8
AST
+3
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-14 (57.1%)
3PT2-6
FT10-12
TS%72.6%
eFG%64.3%
STL1
TOV6
ORTG120
DRTG115
NET+5
57.1% FG4 deflections7 contested shotsonly 18 pts allowed on 67.6 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 8:58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 37:24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-6 | 17% | 5-6 | 83% | -10 |
| Amen Thompson | 37:13 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8-16 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 7-9 | 78% | -8 |
| Clint Capela | 9:02 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| Kevin Durant | 40:20 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10-25 | 40% | 2-7 | 29% | 10-12 | 83% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Holiday | 32:35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-10 | 30% | 3-7 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 12:55 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Alperen Sengun | 38:09 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12-19 | 63% | 1-3 | 33% | 6-8 | 75% | +3 |
| Reed Sheppard | 23:24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 46 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 41-93 | 44% | 10-34 | 29% | 33-41 | 80% | — |
Jeff Green —
Steven Adams —
JD Davison —
| UTA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George | 37:04 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8-14 | 57% | 2-6 | 33% | 10-12 | 83% | +3 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 26:09 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 24:13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8-15 | 53% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-6 | 33% | -1 |
| Isaiah Collier | 11:41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Kyle Filipowski | 29:06 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Love | 15:27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Ace Bailey | 28:22 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5-11 | 46% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | 20:47 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +10 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 37:18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-17 | 53% | 2-3 | 67% | 9-11 | 82% | +5 |
| Brice Sensabaugh | 9:53 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 133 | 50 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 45-90 | 50% | 14-35 | 40% | 29-38 | 76% | — |
Kyle Anderson —
Cody Williams —
Taylor Hendricks —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU41/93 (44%)
Paint
27/48 (56%)
Mid
9/25 (36%)
3PT
11/35 (31%)
Paint 50%ATB3 32%RA 58%Mid 46%Corner 3 29%
UTA45/90 (50%)
Paint
24/46 (52%)
Mid
8/15 (53%)
3PT
14/35 (40%)
Paint 54%ATB3 33%RA 55%Corner 3 55%Mid 71%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jusuf Nurkić
defended Alperen Sengun
5.4 min • 8 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Kyle Filipowski
held Alperen Sengun
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Keyonte George
vs Reed Sheppard
2.1 min • 6 pts • 75%
| UTA Defense | Aaron Holiday | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Clint Capela | Jabari Smith Jr. | Jae'Sean Tate | Josh Okogie | Kevin Durant | Reed Sheppard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 6pts 50% | 1.9m 2pts 0% | — | 4.9m 9pts 43% | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Keyonte George | 3.6m 3pts 33% | 1.2m 4pts 50% | 4.4m 1pts 0% | — | 1.2m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | 2.1m 6pts 75% |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 1.3m 5pts 100% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 2pts 100% |
| Kyle Filipowski | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Ace Bailey | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 25% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.9m 6pts 67% | — |
| Jusuf Nurkić | — | 5.4m 8pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Kevin Love | — | 1.5m 4pts 67% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Collier | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brice Sensabaugh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | — | 2.2m 5pts 29% | 1.8m 5pts 33% | 2.2m 5pts 50% | 2.9m 2pts 25% | 5.5m 8pts 75% | 2.3m 8pts 75% | 1.8m 5pts 100% | 3.6m 16pts 86% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = UTA leads, negative = HOU leads
UTA Largest Lead
21
Q3 9:51
HOU Largest Lead
4
Q1 3:46
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 10:40 – Q3 11:09
+18 → +13
HOU 9-0 run
Q3 10:40 – Q3 11:35
+18 → +12
HOU 10-0 run
Q3 10:40 – Q3 11:35
+18 → +11
HOU 11-0 run
Q3 10:40 – Q3 11:58
+18 → +10