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Last 5
Jazz
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at NYK | L 146-112 | |
| at BKN | W 110-123 | |
| vs HOU | W 133-125 | |
| vs HOU | L 101-129 | |
| vs SAC | W 128-119 |
Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at DAL | L 122-109 | |
| vs PHX | W 117-98 | |
| vs SAC | W 121-95 | |
| at UTA | L 133-125 | |
| at UTA | W 101-129 |
Injuries
Jazz
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Walker Kessler | C | Shoulder | Kessler will undergo left shoulder surgery to address a torn labrum and will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season, as per Tony Jones of The Athletic. | |
 Georges Niang | F | Foot | The Jazz said on Saturday (Nov. 22) that Niang will miss at least 10-14 more days. |
Rockets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Adams | C | Ankle | The Rockets listed Adams as OUT for Saturday's (Dec. 6) game against the Mavericks. | |
 Alperen Sengun | C | Illness | The Rockets listed Sengun as Out for Saturday's (Dec. 6) game against the Mavericks. | |
 Tari Eason | F | Oblique | The Rockets announced that Eason will miss at least four weeks due to an oblique injury. Eason is targeting a late December return, per Michael Shapiro of SI.com. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | The Rockets are eyeing January for Finney-Smith to make his season debut, Michael Shapiro of SI.com reports. | |
 Fred VanVleet | G | ACL | The Rockets said on Monday (Sept. 22) that VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, per Shams Charania of ESPN. |
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