Houston guard Chris Paul skated into the lane, stopped and popped a jump shot over Jazz center Rudy Gobert.
The Jazz succeeded in breaking up the Los Angeles Clippers with their Game 7 victory in a first-round playoff series last year, only to face Paul in the Western Conference semifinals this spring. He’s merely a sidekick of James Harden in Houston’s backcourt, illustrating the Rockets’ volume of talent.
Joe Johnson is another reminder of the Jazz’s 2017 playoff breakthrough. One of the Jazz’s stars in that memorable series vs. the Clippers, he’s now deep on Houston’s bench as his career winds down.