Rockets 117-91 Jazz
The Rockets win 117-91. Harden scores a triple-double (16 points, 11 rebounds and ten assists), Howard scores 14 points and Smith scores 13 points. Cotton scores 14 points for the Jazz. Howard on playoffs game:
We want to win a championship and that’s the goal. You can have a great regular season but the most important thing is what you do in the playoffs.
Coach McHale:
We came out and had good juice. We had a great second quarter and really got out running and got some stops.
Coach Snyder:
They were just better than us. They just outplayed us and there’s no shame in that for our group.