Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz
April 3, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Rockets beat the Jazz 140-106 on 2026-04-03 at home. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, and Reed Sheppard. The Jazz started John Konchar, Brice Sensabaugh, Cody Williams, Kyle Filipowski, and Ace Bailey. Brice Sensabaugh (Jazz) scored 23 points (10/16) in his matchups, with Amen Thompson as his primary defender. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 12 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Kyle Filipowski as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
HOU
Houston Rockets
140
UTA
Utah Jazz
106
Did not play: Isaiah Collier (DND - Injury/Illness), Elijah Harkless (DND - Injury/Illness), Kevin Love (DNP - Coach's Decision), Svi Mykhailiuk (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard Starter 10.5 min
- Jeff Green · Dorian Finney-Smith · Aaron Holiday · Jae'Sean Tate · JD Davison 6.7 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 5.2 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Reed Sheppard 3.6 min
- Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Tari Eason · Reed Sheppard 2.8 min
UTA
Utah Jazz
Starting lineup
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John Konchar
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Brice Sensabaugh
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Cody Williams
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Ace Bailey
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Kyle Filipowski
The 5 most-used lineups:
- John Konchar · Brice Sensabaugh · Cody Williams · Kyle Filipowski · Ace Bailey Starter 9.4 min
- Kennedy Chandler · Oscar Tshiebwe · Cody Williams · Ace Bailey · Bez Mbeng 7.4 min
- John Konchar · Oscar Tshiebwe · Brice Sensabaugh · Cody Williams · Bez Mbeng 6.2 min
- John Konchar · Brice Sensabaugh · Cody Williams · Kyle Filipowski · Bez Mbeng 5.9 min
- John Konchar · Kennedy Chandler · Brice Sensabaugh · Cody Williams · Kyle Filipowski 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Rockets defense
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Brice Sensabaugh 23 pts (10/16) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Amen Thompson (21 %, 2 pts) · Jabari Smith Jr. (19 %, 0 pts) · Tari Eason (18 %, 7 pts)
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Ace Bailey 17 pts (6/10) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Amen Thompson (14 %, 5 pts) · Jae'Sean Tate (12 %, 2 pts) · Jabari Smith Jr. (12 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | Brice Sensabaugh: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Bez Mbeng: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kevin Durant | Cody Williams: 23 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kyle Filipowski: 12 poss., 10 pts (2/2) |
| Alperen Sengun | Kyle Filipowski: 18 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Oscar Tshiebwe: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Reed Sheppard | John Konchar: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cody Williams: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Brice Sensabaugh: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · John Konchar: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Tari Eason | Brice Sensabaugh: 13 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · John Konchar: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Holiday | Kennedy Chandler: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Bez Mbeng: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Ace Bailey: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kennedy Chandler: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Clint Capela | Kyle Filipowski: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Oscar Tshiebwe: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Cody Williams: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Ace Bailey: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Josh Okogie | Brice Sensabaugh: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · John Konchar: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeff Green | Ace Bailey: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Oscar Tshiebwe: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| JD Davison | Bez Mbeng: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kennedy Chandler: 3 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
Jazz defense
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Kevin Durant 12 pts (4/10) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Kyle Filipowski (33 %, 0 pts) · John Konchar (14 %, 0 pts) · Brice Sensabaugh (14 %, 8 pts)
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Alperen Sengun 27 pts (13/21) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Cody Williams (23 %, 8 pts) · Oscar Tshiebwe (20 %, 4 pts) · John Konchar (16 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Cody Williams | Alperen Sengun: 13 poss., 8 pts (4/4) · Kevin Durant: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Amen Thompson: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Ace Bailey | Jabari Smith Jr.: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Amen Thompson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kyle Filipowski | Kevin Durant: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jae'Sean Tate: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| John Konchar | Reed Sheppard: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Kevin Durant: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bez Mbeng | Tari Eason: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kevin Durant: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kennedy Chandler | Aaron Holiday: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jae'Sean Tate: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | Alperen Sengun: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Clint Capela: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |