After falling behind by 26 in the first half, the Utah Jazz showed some fight in the final two quarters—though it wasn't enough to prevent a 118-98 loss as the Rockets took a 2-0 series lead Wednesday night in Houston.
The Jazz will be looking for answers as the best-of-seven series heads to Salt Lake City for Game 3 on Saturday night.
"The Rockets are playing at an unbelievably high level," Jazz head coach Quin Snyder said. "They're going to make plays. The adjustment to that is to just keep competing. That's the mindset that we have to have.