Rockets at Jazz 4/22/19 - NBA Playoffs Picks & Predictions

The Houston Rockets will go for the sweep when they visit the Utah Jazz in Game Four of their best-of-seven first round series on Monday night. The Rockets won the first two games by a combined 52 points at home and squeaked out a 104-101 road victory on Saturday night. Houston outrebounded Utah by a 65-57 margin and won despite shooting just 38 percent from the field.

James Harden led six Houston players in double figures with 22 points (3-for-20 FGs) and dished out ten assists Clint Capela chipped in 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Rockets. The Utah Jazz won 29 of their 41 home games during the regular season, but lack enough scoring around second-year pro Donovan Mitchell. In Game Three, the Jazz missed 13 of their 38 free throw attempts and were unable to make the plays down the stretch. Utah assisted on 21 of their 32 made field goals and shot 42 percent overall.

Donovan Mitchell did his part with a game high 34 points to go along with six rebounds and five assists. The rest of the Utah starters combined to score 33 points on 10-for-22 from the field.