The Houston Rockets were hardly recognizable. Three of the team’s biggest stars — James Harden, Russell Westbrook and Clint Capela — were all sidelined with injuries on Monday night at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
Unfortunately, the Utah Jazz didn’t look like themselves either.
A Jazz team that had been rolling through opponents, winners of 19 of its last 21 games, stumbled against a shorthanded Houston squad, falling 126-117 in Salt Lake City.
“We weren’t as connected as we’ve been,” Jazz head coach Quin Snyder said. “We just had a lot of mistakes that were in many cases mental.