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Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets

November 30, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Rockets beat the Jazz 129-101 on 2025-11-30 on the road against the Jazz. The Jazz started Jusuf Nurkić, Lauri Markkanen, Svi Mykhailiuk, Keyonte George, and Ace Bailey. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, and Reed Sheppard. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 13 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Ace Bailey as his primary defender. Keyonte George (Jazz) scored 9 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Reed Sheppard as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

UTA
Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz 101

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Ace Bailey GS 31:26 19 2 1 0 0 2 3 8-12 3-5 0-0 +2
Lauri Markkanen GS 30:25 18 8 1 0 0 1 2 5-12 1-5 7-7 -16
Svi Mykhailiuk GS 24:50 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 5-9 1-4 0-0 -17
Jusuf Nurkić GS 19:22 14 6 9 0 1 1 3 6-7 2-2 0-0 -15
Keyonte George GS 19:08 0 1 2 0 1 8 1 0-6 0-1 0-0 -27
Kyle Filipowski 30:32 12 8 4 0 0 0 4 5-13 0-4 2-3 -20
Kyle Anderson 24:34 7 0 3 3 1 1 5 3-7 1-1 0-0 -16
Brice Sensabaugh 24:23 10 3 2 2 1 0 3 3-12 1-6 3-3 -9
Walter Clayton Jr. 18:15 8 2 5 1 0 2 0 3-6 0-2 2-2 -4
Isaiah Collier 17:05 2 2 4 1 0 2 0 1-4 0-2 0-0 -18
Totals 101 33 32 8 4 17 23 39-88 9-32 14-15

Did not play: Kevin Love (DND - Rest), Georges Niang (DND - Injury/Illness)

HOU
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets 129

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Reed Sheppard GS 31:08 9 6 4 4 2 2 0 4-8 1-3 0-0 +33
Amen Thompson GS 30:50 5 8 9 1 0 3 2 2-8 0-0 1-3 +18
Kevin Durant GS 29:51 25 7 4 3 1 1 2 10-14 3-4 2-2 +28
Alperen Sengun GS 28:25 27 4 5 1 0 2 4 10-15 0-1 7-9 +10
Jabari Smith Jr. GS 27:08 15 2 3 1 0 1 2 5-8 2-5 3-5 +33
Aaron Holiday 20:04 11 1 2 1 0 1 2 3-10 3-10 2-2 +14
Josh Okogie 19:34 7 5 0 1 1 2 2 2-6 1-3 2-2 -1
Steven Adams 16:57 13 12 2 1 1 0 0 2-4 0-0 9-10 +24
Clint Capela 14:16 6 3 0 1 2 1 1 3-4 0-0 0-0 -1
Jae'Sean Tate 9:39 7 2 1 0 0 0 2 3-5 1-3 0-0 -5
Jeff Green 7:18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-5 0-2 0-0 -6
JD Davison 4:51 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 -7
Totals 129 50 30 14 7 14 18 46-87 11-31 26-33

Lineups

UTA
Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

HOU
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Jazz defense

Defender Guarded most
Lauri Markkanen Jabari Smith Jr.: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Amen Thompson: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Ace Bailey Kevin Durant: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kyle Filipowski Kevin Durant: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Steven Adams: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Brice Sensabaugh Josh Okogie: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Kevin Durant: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Svi Mykhailiuk Reed Sheppard: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kevin Durant: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jusuf Nurkić Alperen Sengun: 18 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Clint Capela: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Kyle Anderson Steven Adams: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Clint Capela: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Keyonte George Amen Thompson: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Reed Sheppard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Isaiah Collier Reed Sheppard: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Aaron Holiday: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Walter Clayton Jr. Aaron Holiday: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Josh Okogie: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

Rockets defense

Defender Guarded most
Amen Thompson Lauri Markkanen: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keyonte George: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Reed Sheppard Keyonte George: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Brice Sensabaugh: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Kevin Durant Svi Mykhailiuk: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Ace Bailey: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Jabari Smith Jr. Ace Bailey: 26 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Kyle Filipowski: 7 poss., 6 pts (0/1)
Alperen Sengun Jusuf Nurkić: 20 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Kyle Filipowski: 11 poss., 8 pts (4/4)
Aaron Holiday Walter Clayton Jr.: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Isaiah Collier: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Josh Okogie Svi Mykhailiuk: 9 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Brice Sensabaugh: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Steven Adams Lauri Markkanen: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kyle Filipowski: 9 poss., 7 pts (2/3)
Clint Capela Kyle Filipowski: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Lauri Markkanen: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jae'Sean Tate Brice Sensabaugh: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kyle Anderson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jeff Green Kyle Anderson: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Brice Sensabaugh: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
JD Davison Walter Clayton Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ace Bailey: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)