With the seven-point throttling of the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, the Houston Rockets have continued to keep their hold on the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. With the Oklahoma City Thunder having already clinched the No.

No. 2 in the Western Conference, start a three-game road trip with a game against the last-place Utah Jazz (16-57) on Thursday at Delta Center. After losing at home to the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, the Rockets got back on track with a win against the Hawks on Tuesday and are two games up on the Nuggets for the No.

The last time the Houston Rockets went into Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz, they gave up 30 points to Keyonte George off the bench. The Jazz scored 124 points, including 37 in the fourth quarter.