Rockets vs. Jazz 2018 live stream: Time, TV channel, and how to watch Game 3 online
Can the Jazz surprise everyone and steal another game?
The Utah Jazz came back to life in their 116-108 Game 2 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Still without their starting point guard, Ricky Rubio, Utah found the shooting to keep up with James Harden, Chris Paul, and one of the best offenses the NBA’s ever seen.
Joe Ingles went off for 27 points, making 10-of-13 shots from the field, and five other players contributed with double-figure scoring. This was a group effort. Rookie Donovan Mitchell scored 17 points on an off-shooting night, but the rest of Utah’s depth showed up. Jae Crowder scored 15 points, Derrick Favors had 10, Rudy Gobert knocked in 15 and Alec Burks had 17.
The Rockets were a mess from three-point range, making just 10-of-37 shots, shooting just 40 percent from the field. Harden’s 32 points came on 9-of-22 shooting, and just 2-of-10 from deep.
“We can correct our energy,” Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, “and we can correct the necessary focus that we need to have. You get lulled into sleep. You think this stuff’s easy. It’s not easy. This is the NBA. This is the [conference] semifinals. We kind of got lulled into it, and we paid for it.”
Rockets vs. Jazz Game 3
Date: May 4
Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City
When: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Stream: WatchESPN