The Utah Jazz are on the highway on Friday night time as they journey to tackle the Houston Rockets in a Western Conference matchup.
Utah enters Friday’s recreation with a 21-56 document after shedding at residence to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night time.
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Utah Jazz ahead Brice Sensabaugh (28)© Rob Gray-Imagn Images
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In Wednesday’s loss to the Nuggets, Brice Sensabaugh led the way in which for the Jazz as he recorded 28 factors, six rebounds and 4 assists whereas Kyle Filipowski added 25 factors, 12 rebounds and three assists of his personal.
Now Utah will attempt to bounce again on Friday as they face off in opposition to the Rockets in a tricky highway matchup.
On the opposite aspect, Houston enters Friday’s contest with a 47-29 document after defeating the Milwaukee Bucks at residence on Wednesday night time.
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Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard (15)© Erik Williams-Imagn Images


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Reed Sheppard led the way in which for the Rockets in Wednesday’s victory as he ended the sport with 27 factors, 4 rebounds and 6 assists whereas Alperen Sengun recorded 25 factors, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
While each groups need to choose up a victory in Friday night time’s matchup, each squads could also be with out a few of their key gamers on account of accidents.
Jazz Injury Report: Will Lauri Markkanen, Keyonte George Play?
For the Jazz, they’ve seven gamers listed on their harm report, together with each Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George.
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Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen© Chris Nicoll-Imagn Images
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Utah has dominated out Markkanen on account of a hip harm that has sidelined him since Feb. 26 and there may be nonetheless not timetable for his return.
The Jazz have additionally dominated out George on account of a hamstring harm as he’ll miss his twelfth consecutive contest and there’s no timetable for his return as effectively.
Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George© Rob Gray-Imagn Images
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Isaiah Collier and Elijah Harkless have additionally been dominated out on account of hamstring accidents whereas Jaren Jackson Jr., Walker Kessler and Jusuf Nurkic are all set to overlook the rest of the season.
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Rockets Injury Report
On the opposite aspect, the Rockets have two players listed on their injury report as they’ve dominated out each Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams.
Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet (5).© Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images
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Houston has dominated out VanVleet as he continues to recuperate from a torn ACL that he suffered in the course of the offseason.
Houston Rockets middle Steven Adams (12) talks with head coach Ime UdokaChristopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images
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The Rockets have additionally dominated out Adams as he’s set to overlook the rest of the season whereas recovering from ankle surgical procedure.
Fans can catch Friday night time’s matchup between the Jazz and Rockets from Houston at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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This story was initially revealed by Athlon Sports on Apr 3, 2026, the place it first appeared within the NBA part. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
