Who won Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets?

The Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 125-105 on February 23, 2026.

Lauri Markkanen scored 29 for the Utah Jazz; Jabari Smith Jr. scored 31 for the Houston Rockets.

Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets

2025-26 · Regular season Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 9:30 pm EST · All results that day · Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · Utah Jazz schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

Final

Away

Houston Rockets

125

Venue: Toyota Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 125-105 at home on Monday, February 23, 2026 at Toyota Center. Jabari Smith Jr. had 31 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists for the Houston Rockets. Lauri Markkanen had 29 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists for the Utah Jazz.

The Houston Rockets led 68-47 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 38-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Kevin Durant (double-double, Houston Rockets), Tari Eason (double-double, Houston Rockets). Bench points: Utah Jazz 40, Houston Rockets 29. Amen Thompson had 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets?: The Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 125-105 on February 23, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Lauri Markkanen scored 29 for the Utah Jazz; Jabari Smith Jr. scored 31 for the Houston Rockets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Utah Jazz	22	25	28	30	105
Houston Rockets	38	30	32	25	125

Game leaders

Utah Jazz

Points: 29 Lauri Markkanen
Rebounds: 9 Kevin Love
Assists: 5 Kevin Love

Houston Rockets

Points: 31 Jabari Smith Jr.
Rebounds: 10 Tari Eason
Assists: 12 Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant double-double (18 PTS, 12 AST) · Tari Eason double-double (11 PTS, 10 REB)

Utah Jazz
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Lauri Markkanen starter	32:10	29	3	2	2	0	2	10-23	1-10	8-8	0	-14
Isaiah Collier starter	29:51	17	1	3	2	0	0	4-16	0-5	9-10	3	-30
Ace Bailey starter	27:02	4	8	0	2	0	0	2-9	0-2	0-0	0	-26
Kyle Filipowski starter	23:38	13	5	4	5	1	6	4-10	1-2	4-6	4	-24
Cody Williams starter	14:11	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	-16
Brice Sensabaugh bench	31:42	26	3	1	0	1	1	10-15	4-8	2-3	1	-2
John Konchar bench	24:22	5	4	2	3	0	1	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	+4
Kevin Love bench	24:22	5	9	5	0	1	0	2-8	1-6	0-0	0	+4
EJ Harkless bench	14:24	0	0	4	2	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	+9
Svi Mykhailiuk bench	10:30	3	0	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	1-1	0	-4
Vince Williams Jr. bench	7:48	1	3	1	1	0	1	0-4	0-4	1-2	1	-1

Not available: Jaren Jackson Jr., Keyonte George, Jusuf Nurkic, Walker Kessler

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Alperen Sengun starter	35:35	16	9	9	1	2	3	7-12	0-1	2-2	3	+3
Kevin Durant starter	34:07	18	5	12	1	1	4	7-13	4-6	0-0	0	+28
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	32:59	31	9	0	3	3	4	12-17	6-11	1-2	3	+28
Tari Eason starter	31:35	11	10	4	1	1	3	5-12	1-5	0-0	1	+7
Amen Thompson starter	29:05	20	7	3	2	1	6	8-9	0-0	4-5	2	+17
Reed Sheppard bench	23:32	15	3	4	1	0	3	5-9	5-9	0-0	4	+3
Dorian Finney-Smith bench	20:15	3	4	0	0	0	1	1-4	1-4	0-0	4	-5
Josh Okogie bench	12:51	2	1	1	1	0	1	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	+4
Clint Capela bench	10:12	2	3	1	0	0	1	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	+8
Aaron Holiday bench	5:55	7	2	0	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	2-2	1	+1
Jeff Green bench	1:57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+3
Isaiah Crawford bench	1:57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+3

Not available: Fred VanVleet, Jae'Sean Tate, Steven Adams

Team statistics
Utah Jazz	Stat	Houston Rockets
25/30 (83%)	Free throws	9/11 (81%)
28/54 (51%)	2 pointers	31/46 (67%)
8/44 (18%)	3 pointers	18/40 (45%)
36/98 (36%)	Field goals	49/86 (57%)
36	Rebounds	53
23	Defensive rebounds	43
13	Offensive rebounds	10
23	Assists	34
11	Turnovers	26
17	Steals	10
3	Blocks	8
10	Fouls	20
10	Max points in a row	12
2:19	Time spent in lead	44:29
3	Biggest lead	33

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Houston Rockets ahead)

Largest margin: 33 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 4
Times tied: 4
Largest lead · Utah Jazz: 3 Q1 8:36
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 33 Q3 5:00
Longest run: 12-0 Houston Rockets · Q2 7:04 to Q2 3:58

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Houston Rockets
11:40	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:16	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	2	3
10:48	Utah Jazz	Cody Williams 2-pt field goal	4	3
10:03	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	4	4
9:37	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier Free throw	5	4
9:02	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	5	6
8:45	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier Free throw	6	6
8:45	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier Free throw	7	6
8:36	Utah Jazz	Ace Bailey 2-pt field goal	9	6
7:46	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	9	9
7:29	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	9	11
7:06	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski 2-pt field goal	11	11
6:57	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	11	13
6:57	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	11	14
6:23	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	11	17
5:57	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	11	19
5:36	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski 3-pt field goal	14	19
5:10	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	14	22
4:36	Utah Jazz	John Konchar 2-pt field goal	16	22
4:17	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	16	25
3:51	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	16	28
3:00	Utah Jazz	Vince Williams Jr. Free throw	17	28
2:25	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	18	28
2:25	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	19	28
2:11	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	19	30
1:46	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	19	33
1:21	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	19	35
0:26	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	21	35
0:26	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	22	35
0:06	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	22	38

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Houston Rockets
11:46	Utah Jazz	John Konchar 3-pt field goal	25	38
11:26	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	25	40
11:07	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	27	40
11:07	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	28	40
10:43	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	29	40
10:43	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	30	40
10:12	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	32	40
9:42	Utah Jazz	Kevin Love 3-pt field goal	35	40
9:18	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	35	42
9:04	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	35	44
8:07	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	35	46
7:44	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	37	46
7:04	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	37	48
6:43	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	37	50
6:09	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	37	52
5:46	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	37	54
4:33	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	37	56
3:58	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	37	58
3:26	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	39	58
2:52	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	39	60
2:27	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	39	62
2:15	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	40	62
2:15	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	41	62
2:01	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	41	64
1:39	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski 2-pt field goal	43	64
1:22	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	43	66
0:43	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier 2-pt field goal	45	66
0:19	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	45	68
0:01	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	47	68

Q3 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Houston Rockets
11:34	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	47	71
10:50	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier Free throw	48	71
10:50	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier Free throw	49	71
10:32	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	49	73
9:56	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	49	75
8:49	Utah Jazz	Ace Bailey 2-pt field goal	51	75
8:26	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	51	77
8:09	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	51	79
7:49	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 3-pt field goal	54	79
7:20	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier 2-pt field goal	56	79
6:20	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	56	81
5:48	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 3-pt field goal	56	84
5:22	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	56	86
5:00	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	56	89
4:44	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier Free throw	57	89
4:44	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier Free throw	58	89
3:55	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 3-pt field goal	61	89
3:31	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier 2-pt field goal	63	89
3:23	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	63	91
2:46	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	63	93
2:24	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh Free throw	64	93
1:52	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 3-pt field goal	67	93
1:26	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	67	96
1:11	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	67	98
1:00	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	69	98
0:26	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	71	98
0:26	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh Free throw	72	98
0:11	Utah Jazz	Svi Mykhailiuk Free throw	73	98
0:11	Utah Jazz	Svi Mykhailiuk 2-pt field goal	74	98
0:03	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	75	99
0:03	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	75	100

Q4 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Utah Jazz	Houston Rockets
11:43	Houston Rockets	Dorian Finney-Smith 3-pt field goal	75	103
10:40	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	77	103
10:04	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	79	103
9:45	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	79	106
9:24	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 3-pt field goal	82	106
9:02	Utah Jazz	Kevin Love 2-pt field goal	84	106
8:45	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	84	109
7:56	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 3-pt field goal	87	109
7:22	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	89	109
7:07	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	89	112
6:51	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	91	112
6:13	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	93	112
5:16	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	95	112
4:54	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	95	113
3:32	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski Free throw	96	113
3:32	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski Free throw	97	113
3:13	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	97	114
3:13	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	97	115
2:44	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	97	118
2:25	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier 2-pt field goal	99	118
1:57	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski Free throw	100	118
1:57	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski Free throw	101	118
1:44	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal	101	120
1:19	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski 2-pt field goal	103	120
1:04	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday Free throw	103	121
1:04	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday Free throw	103	122
0:58	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier Free throw	104	122
0:58	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier Free throw	105	122
0:40	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal	105	125

2025-26 season series

After this game: Houston Rockets 2-1. Final series: Houston Rockets 3-1.

Nov 30: Houston Rockets 129 at Utah Jazz 101
Dec 1: Houston Rockets 125 at Utah Jazz 133
Feb 23: Utah Jazz 105 at Houston Rockets 125 (this game)
Apr 3: Utah Jazz 106 at Houston Rockets 140

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