A win is a win. That is a sentiment commonly shared in the sports community and it is true, but not all wins are created alike. The Utah Jazz’s 132-127 thriller win over the Houston Rockets tonight had its bright spots, but whew, it had some negative things as well.
The Jazz should have beaten a Rockets team that entered the game on a 10-game losing streak, and that was without Eric Gordon, by a lot. In fact, betting odds had the Jazz as 15 point favorites. It looked like the Jazz would cover that spread for the majority of the game, but they blew it all away in the closing minutes and settled instead for an overtime game that they had no business playing in resulting in Mitchell playing 40 minutes, Gobert playing 38, and Conley playing 34.