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04/03 21:49 CDT Rockets win their 5th straight, beating the Jazz 140-106 behind
25 points from Kevin Durant
Rockets win their 5th straight, beating the Jazz 140-106 behind 25 points from
Kevin Durant
By ADAM SPOLANE
Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) --- Kevin Durant scored 25 points and the Houston Rockets won
their fifth straight game, beating the Utah Jazz 140-106 on Friday night.
Durant shot 8 of 12 from the field and added five assists. It was the 45th time
this season he's scored 20 or more points while shooting 50% or better. That's
second among NBA players behind Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who
has done it 47 times.
Amen Thompson had 21 points and Alperen Sengun scored 19 for the Rockets
(48-29), who clinched a playoff spot Thursday. They are a game behind Denver
for fourth place in the Western Conference.
Cody Williams led the Jazz with 27 points and 11 rebounds, but they shot just 5
of 27 from behind the 3-point line.
Utah (21-57) has lost eight consecutive games and 12 of 13.
Houston scored the first five points and never trailed. Tari Eason capped an
11-3 run with less than three minutes left in the first quarter to push the
lead to 10, and the Rockets led by 12 after 12 minutes.
Utah scored the first five points of the second, but the Rockets answered with
a 12-2 burst to push their lead to 17. The margin grew to 23 before Houston
took a 19-point lead into halftime.
The Jazz whittled the lead down to 14, but the Rockets used a 19-4 run in the
final 3:20 of the period to take a 29-point advantage into the fourth.
Up next
Jazz: At the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.
Rockets: At the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
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