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Rockets lose to visiting Jazz 87-89

Xinhua, March 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Houston Rockets lost the game against the visiting Utah Jazz 87-89 on Wednesday night at the Toyota Center.

It was a good game for the Rockets from the start as the Rockets finished the first and second quarters 25-21 and 24-13 respectively. The Rockets led the visiting team 49-34 at the first half, but unfortunately it lost concentration in the third and fourth quarters. It was the Jazz that eventually won the game by an unexpectedly small margin.

James Harden led the Rockets with 26 points and ten assists while both Trevor Ariza and Michael Beasley added 12 points and 10 points respectively.

For the Jazz, Gordon Hayward scored 22 points, and his teammates Derrick Favors and Shelvin Mack added 17 points and 16 points respectively.

Currently, the Rockets fell to 35-37 while the Jazz improved to 35-36. Endi