James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets (Image: Getty)
The Houston Rockets will host the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night for Game 2 of their second-round playoff series, and here is what you need to know.
Houston beat Utah 110-96 in Game 1 on Sunday, and now the Rockets will hope to win again on Wednesday before the series moves to Salt Lake City for Game 3 on Friday.
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According to CBS Sports, Houston are the favorites to win Game 2 by 11 points. James Harden scored 41 points in Game 1. The Rockets beat the Jazz in all four of their regular-season matchups by double digits.
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On Sunday, Jae Crowder and Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 21 points apiece. Utah was missing starting point guard Ricky Rubio, who sat out with a strained hamstring.
Wednesday’s game will begin at 8pm EST and will air on TNT.
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On Tuesday, the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 113-112 to take a 1-0 series lead in Round 2 and the Golden State Warriors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 121-116 to gain a 2-0 series lead in the second round.
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