UTA vs HOU Dream11: Utah Jazz will be looking to keep the momentum going when they host a struggling Houston Rockets team in the NBA at Vivint Smart Home Arena, in Utah, on Tuesday morning (IST). Jazz have climbed up the table after an incredible run in the last two months where they lost only twice in 21 regular-season games. With those massive returns, the Jazz are now only three and a half games behind the Western Conference leaders Los Angeles Lakers going into this match.
Houston Rockets, meanwhile, are the complete opposite of Jazz at the moment. For a team of profile as big as theirs and superstar players that this franchise possesses, their current run of the result is just unacceptable. Finishing higher on the table is of paramount importance for the Rockets if they are to avoid the big guns in the earlier rounds of the playoffs.
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Match details:
Teams: Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets
Venue: Vivint Smart Home Arena
Match Timing: January 28, @ 07:30 AM
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Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets team news:
Utah Jazz: The hosts will go into the game against the Rockets without the services of Emmanuel Mudiay. The 23-year-old point guard is recovering from an ankle injury.
Houston Rockets: James Harden missed the defeat at Denver Nuggets with a thigh injury and head coach Mike D’Antoni labelled him as doubtful for the Jazz match. He also confirmed that Russell Westbrook will miss the game against the Jazz due to rest purposes.
In addition, Nene Hilario and Gerald Green are both out of this game due to groin and foot injury respectively.
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Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets starting five:
Utah Jazz: Royce O’Neale, Bojan Bogdanovic, Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell, Joe Ingles
Houston Rockets: P. J. Tucker, Ben McLemore, Clint Capela, James Harden, Eric Gordon
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Grand League tips:
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Likely squads:
Utah Jazz: Royce O’Neale, Bojan Bogdanovic, Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell, Joe Ingles, Jordan Clarkson, Mike Conley Jr., Tony Bradley, Georges Niang
Houston Rockets: P. J. Tucker, Ben McLemore, Clint Capela, James Harden, Eric Gordon, Austin Rivers, Danuel House, Thabo Sefolosha
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UTA vs HOU Dream11 teams:
Team 1: (If Harden misses this game)
PG: Conley, Rivers
SG: Mitchell (SP), Clarkson
SF: Bogdanovic, E Gordon
PF: P. J. Tucker
C: R Gobert
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Team 2: (If Harden is fit)
PG: Conley, Rivers
SG: Mitchell, Clarkson, Harden
SF: Sefolosha
PF: P. J. Tucker
C: Capela