The Houston Rockets struggled in the first half to contain the red hot shooting Utah Jazz and trail 56-46 at halftime. Houston didn't have much of an answer defensively as the Jazz went on to shoot 58 percent in the first half including 4 of 6 shooting from beyond the arc.
Chandler Parsons leads the Rockets with 10 points at the break. Marcus Camby added nine points and seven rebounds while Goran Dragic finished with eight. The Rockets hit 42 percent of their shots and were 2 of 8 from downtown.
Gordon Hayward leads the Jazz with 17 points at the break while going 5-6 from the field and 4-4 at the free throw line. Paul Milsap added 16 points and is 8-12 from the field.
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