{"id":610821,"date":"2026-02-23T16:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/610821\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:47:18","slug":"houston-rockets-vs-utah-jazz-stream-lineups-injury-reports-broadcast-2-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/610821\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz: Stream, lineups, injury reports, broadcast (2\/23)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/houston-rockets\/10\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Rockets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Houston Rockets<\/a>&#8216; uneven play in recent weeks has produced mixed results, but they have a great chance to regain their rhythm against one of the NBA&#8217;s bottom-feeders on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Houston is taking on an <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/utah-jazz\/26\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Utah Jazz;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Utah Jazz<\/a> team that doesn&#8217;t even have 20 wins on the season just yet. Factor in that several of Utah&#8217;s top players are nursing injuries at the moment as well, and the Rockets are primed for a win.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><strong>Records, standing, and streaks<\/strong><img alt=\"Feb 21, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) reacts to a call in the third quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c3196183e858bdd8ccb81ddf3ef31dae.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Feb 21, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) reacts to a call in the third quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>At present, the Rockets have a 34-21 record, which puts them in the Western Conference standings&#8217; fourth-place slot.<\/p>\n<p>The Jazz are the owners of a 18-39 record and two-game losing streak, good enough for 13th in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happened in the last game for each team?<\/strong><img alt=\"Feb 19, 2026; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) during the second quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e29c3e3bd67dd3a6a8bff9d05a571cc4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Feb 19, 2026; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant (7) during the second quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Houston lost to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/new-york-knicks\/18\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Knicks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Knicks<\/a> (108-106) on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Utah came up short against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/memphis-grizzlies\/29\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Memphis Grizzlies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> (123-114) on the road.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Injuries<\/strong><img alt=\"Nov 12, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; (from L-to-R) Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason (17), guard Amen Thompson (1), forward Kevin Durant (7) and guard Fred VanVleet (5, red) on the bench against the Washington Wizards during the fourth quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/86c142a44c46ec2ba7ca65bd844c29f5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nov 12, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; (from L-to-R) Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason (17), guard Amen Thompson (1), forward Kevin Durant (7) and guard Fred VanVleet (5, red) on the bench against the Washington Wizards during the fourth quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>For Utah, Keyonte George (right ankle sprain) is questionable, Lauri Markkanen (illness) is probable, Jusuf Nurkic (nose injury management) is out, Walker Kessler (left shoulder injury recovery) is out and Jaren Jackson Jr. (left knee injury recovery) is out.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>For Houston, Fred VanVleet (ACL repair) is out, Steven Adams (left ankle surgery) is out and Jae&#8217;Sean Tate (right knee sprain) is out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Probable starting lineups &#8211; Houston<\/strong><img alt=\"Feb 10, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) talks with guard Reed Sheppard (15) after a play during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"658\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c84cedbe229b8fb9c5c3ace8ef8720d4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Feb 10, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) talks with guard Reed Sheppard (15) after a play during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p><strong>Probable starting lineups &#8211; U<\/strong>tah<img alt=\"Oct 8, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) controls the ball as Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams (5) defends during the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b0614e163ba4063730f3f4f90fdb68d2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Oct 8, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) controls the ball as Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams (5) defends during the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s when you should tune in to see the game:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> Space City Home Network<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/rocketswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/rockets\/2026\/02\/23\/rockets-vs-jazz-stream-lineups-injury-reports-and-more\/88823802007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rockets vs. Jazz: Stream, lineups, injury reports and more;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rockets vs. Jazz: Stream, lineups, injury reports and more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Houston Rockets&#8216; uneven play in recent weeks has produced mixed results, but they have a great chance&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":610822,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[40],"tags":[12548,8611,8435,141802,8608,3136,145016,8609,24817,246935,47133,3359,145018,58343,3526,3135,1260,3122,62,8610,8607,67,132,68,3132,63667,7184],"class_list":["post-610821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ace-bailey","tag-alperen-sengun","tag-amen-thompson","tag-cody-williams","tag-fred-vanvleet","tag-houston-rockets","tag-isaiah-collier","tag-jabari-smith-jr","tag-jaren-jackson-jr","tag-john-konchar","tag-jusuf-nurkic","tag-kevin-durant","tag-keyonte-george","tag-kyle-filipowski","tag-lauri-markkanen","tag-memphis-grizzlies","tag-nba","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-sports","tag-steven-adams","tag-tari-eason","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-utah-jazz","tag-walker-kessler","tag-western-conference"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116120967640356690","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}