ROCKETS AT JAZZ
Series tied 1-1. Game 3, 8:30 p.m. MDT, ESPN.
NEED TO KNOW: Adversity, meet the Rockets. A team that had winning streaks of 11, 14 and 17 games in the regular season has now ceded home-court advantage to the Jazz. It’s not panic time for the NBA’s
No. 1 overall seed yet – it’s only 1-1 – but Houston must expect Mitchell to shoot better at home in Game 3 than he did on the Rockets’ home floor in Game 2.
KEEP AN EYE ON: Jazz F Joe Ingles. He has been superb in these playoffs, with three 20-point games already (as compared to having only two in the final two months of the regular season). The Aussie
is playing with enormous confidence right now.
INJURY UPDATE: Jazz PG Ricky Rubio (hamstring) remains out.
PRESSURE IS ON: Utah. The Jazz know all they’ve done is win one game. Giving the series lead back to Houston in Game 3 would make the challenge of knocking off the Rockets incredibly daunting.
