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Wednesday's Jazz-Houston game has huge implications for each team's playoff hopes

Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) shoots a floater over Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) during the second half of an NBA game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City Tuesday Feb. 23, 2016.

The Utah Jazz go into Wednesday's game just a half game behind Houston and can vault into the No. 8 and final playoff spot position in the Western Conference with a victory at the Toyota Center.

HOUSTON — It’s not a stretch to say that Wednesday night’s game at the Toyota Center is the biggest game for the Utah Jazz in the past five years.