Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz 2/22/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Houston Rockets look for their third straight victory on Saturday when visiting the Utah Jazz. The Rockets improved 35-20 following their 135-105 rout of the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. James Harden was the leading scorer for Houston in the victory with 29 points and the NBA leading scorer also handed out 10 assists for the Rockets. Russell Westbrook was ejected from the game after receiving two technical fouls.

James Harden is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Houston with averages of 35.2 points and 7.4 assists per game, while Russell Westbrook is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 27.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Houston has six players averaging double-figures in scoring.

Utah will be completing a back-to-back on Saturday when hosting the Houston Rockets. The Jazz hosts the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night before hosting Houston. The Jazz improved to 36-18 following a 116-101 victory over the Miami Heat prior to the NBA All-Star Game break. Utah is in second place in the Northwest division 1 ½ games behind first-place Denver.

Donovan Mitchell is the leading scorer for Utah with an average of 24.3 points per game, while Rudy Gobert is the leading rebounder with an average of 14.6 per game and Joe Ingles is the leader in assists with an average of 5.2 per game. Utah has six players averaging double-figures in scoring.