Gobert back, Mitchell leads way for Jazz in win over Rockets – Cache Valley Daily
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots as Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (0) defends in the first half during an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points. Bojan Bogdanovic added 22 and Rudy Gobert returned for the Utah Jazz in their 135-101 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday night. Before he was ejected with his second technical foul with 6:33 to play, Gobert had 14 points and seven rebounds. The Jazz were a plus-19 in the 22 minutes he was on the court. Jordan Clarkson scored 16 and Hassan Whiteside contributed 11 points and 14 rebounds in Utah’s third wire-to-wire win of the season. The Jazz have won six straight, and Whiteside has grabbed 49 rebounds in the last three games, all in a reserve role. Eric Gordon, Jae’Sean Tate and Kevin Porter, Jr. each scored 14 for the Rockets, who have lost five in a row. The Jazz went a perfect 6-0 on their homestand which gave them a three-game lead on Dallas for the fourth playoff seed in the Western Conference. Three of the games were by margins of