Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz game preview

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty ImagesIn recent years, the NBA switched the old “home and away” series for “home and home” series. It was mostly born of a desire to curtail travel during the COVID-protocol years. If two teams could play twice in back-to-back games, it allowed schedule-makers some flexibility. Now that the league has moved past the pandemic, we’re getting the old style where teams swap locations.

The Rockets picked up a big win in the first game between these two. They knocked Utah off the list of unbeaten teams and gave themselves a jolt of confidence. Houston’s core cadre of Kevin Porter Jr., Jalen Green, and Jabari Smith Jr. all had solid outings, which bodes well. Houston…