WEDNESDAY’s NBA PLAYOFF


April 25, 2019 at 12:00a.m.

WEDNESDAY’s NBA PLAYOFF

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Rockets 100, Jazz 93

HOUSTON

James Harden scored 26 points and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Utah Jazz to win their first-round playoff series 4-1. The Rockets advanced to the conference semifinals and will face the winner of the Los Angeles Clippers-Golden State Warriors series. The Rockets were helped by a solid game from Clint Capela, who had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell managed just 12 points. Royce O’Neal came off the bench to lead Utah with 18 points, Ricky Rubio had 17 and Jae Crowder added 15.

Associated Press