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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 3 of the season

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

Rockets

Houston Rockets

6-1

10:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Jazz

Utah Jazz

1-6

Tue, Feb 9, 2027 · 10:00 PM ET (Feb 10, 12:00 KST)Delta Center, Salt Lake City

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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.

Rockets win

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

Jazz win

Both teams going in

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

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 3 of 4 this season

Rockets 0Jazz 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Rockets

  • Steven AdamsOut
  • Clint CapelaOut

Jazz

  • Jusuf NurkicOut
  • Trey AlexanderOut
  • Jaren Jackson Jr.Out

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

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