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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season

What does Jazz vs Rockets change in the NBA playoff race?

Jazz

Utah Jazz

1-6

9:30 PM ET

Scheduled

Rockets

Houston Rockets

6-1

Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · 9:30 PM ET (Feb 4, 11:30 KST)Toyota Center, Houston

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What's at stake

Current standings (103 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Jazz win

Rockets win

  • RocketsMagic 73→72Top-6 magic 74→73
  • JazzWest #14→#15Tragic 73→72
  • KingsWest #15→#14

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
JazzWest #14 · 1-6-73-
RocketsWest #1 · 7-173-74

Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →

Season series

Meeting 2 of 4 this season

Jazz 0Rockets 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Jazz

  • Jusuf NurkicOut
  • Trey AlexanderOut
  • Jaren Jackson Jr.Out
  • Kobe BufkinAvailable
  • Harrison IngramOut

Rockets

  • Steven AdamsOut
  • Reed SheppardAvailable
  • Clint CapelaOut
  • Quadir CopelandOut
  • Julian PhillipsOut

BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.

Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.