Houston Chronicle

Scouting report: At Utah Jazz

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When/where: 9:30 p.m. today; Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City. TV/radio: ATTSW, TNT; 790 AM, 850 AM (Spanish).

Rockets (18-4) update: The Rockets had lost four of five games against the Jazz before winning 137-110 in the first meeting this season. … The Rockets own a seasonhigh seven-game winning streak and a six-game road winning streak with each victory by at least 15 points, the longest such run of road wins in NBA history. … James Harden scored a career-high 56 points against the Jazz last month. … The Rockets are 8-0 in games Chris Paul has played, including wins by an average of 21.6 points in the seven games since he returned from a bruised knee. ... Paul had 21 points against the Lakers on Sunday after scoring a total of 23 in the previous three games. … Clint Capela had three blocked shots on Sunday for the eighth time this year. He had six such games all of last season. … Center Nene (left corneal abrasion) is questionab­le. Forward Ryan Anderson (back tightness) is probable.

Jazz (13-12) update: The Jazz had a six-game winning streak before losing 100-94 at Oklahoma City in the second half of a back-to-back Tuesday. … The Jazz are 11-4 at home with a five-game winning streak. … Guard Donavan Mitchell is second in rookie scoring, averaging 17.2 points per game, 18.6 as a starter. His 61 3-pointers are the most made in a player’s first 25 games. … The Jazz have had the top offensive rating in the NBA over the past seven games, with only the Rockets holding a better net rating in that stretch. … Guard Alec Burks averaged 17.8 points on 58.3 percent shooting before making 2 of 9 shots on Tuesday. … Guard Rodney Hood has missed the past five games with a sore left ankle. … Guard Dante Exum (shoulder surgery) and forward Joe Johnson (right wrist instabilit­y) are out.

Statistica­lly speaking: 5. Games with at least 25 points for Donovan Mitchell, the most by a Jazz rookie since Karl Malone in 1985-86.

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