Jazz vs Rockets: NBA Playoffs 2019: How to watch Rockets vs. Jazz Game 4, series schedule, results, TV channel, online stream, odds.
Match Info
No. 4 Houston Rockets vs. No. 5 Utah Jazz
How to watch Game 4
Date: Monday, April 22
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
Location: Vivint Smart Home Arena -- Salt Lake City, Utah
Live stats: GameTracker
TV channel: TNT
Online streaming: FuboTV
Odds: Jazz +2 (Over/Under 213)
Jazz vs Rockets Live Stream Online
Many expected the 4 vs. 5 matchup in the Western Conference between the Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz to be one of the most competitive series of the first round. But James Harden and Co. have had other ideas.Houston completely dominated the first two games at home, then snuck past the Jazz in Game 3 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 series lead. They'll now have a chance to sweep the series in Game 4 on Monday night, which would set up a rematch of last season's Western Conference finals -- assuming the Warriors take care of business against the Clippers. Here's everything you need to know about this first-round matchup between the Rockets and the Jazz.
Rockets: The Rockets finished the season with the second-best offense in the NBA, but they struggled during their regular season matchups with the Jazz. Houston scored just 99.0 points per 100 possessions in their regular season series, with three of the Rockets' eight worst offensive games of the season coming against Utah.
Jazz: The Jazz have the second-best defensive unit in the NBA, but James Harden still had tremendous success against them by averaging 33.5 points per game on an effective field-goal percentage of 54 percent. With that said,it wasn't all positive for Harden -- his assist/turnover ratio (19-to-24) was his worst against any of the Rockets'opponents this season.
This could be the most interesting matchup in the first round of the NBA playoffs. It's such a contrast of styles between two vastly different opponents. The Rockets heavily rely upon their offense and the talent of James Harden while the Jazz are all about playing winning games with stifling defense.
With that said, the Rockets should prevail in this series. In today's NBA, you need guys that can completely take over a game. While Donovan Mitchell is respectable in his own right, he is no Harden -- that was evidenced by Harden nearly carrying the Rockets from being a bottom-feeding Western Conference squad to within striking distance of the No. 2 seed by the end of the regular season.The Jazz will be pesky -- they always are. However, the home-court advantage and the dominance of Harden will be too much for Utah to overcome in this series
