Hayward leads Jazz over Rockets
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Gordon Hayward netted a season-high 29 points as the Utah Jazz got a much-needed 103-91 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
Paul Millsap filled the stat sheet with 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals and Derrick Favors had a double-double with 10 points and 11 boards off the bench for the Jazz, who have won two in a row and three of four.
Utah moved in a half-game in front of Phoenix, which lost to Memphis, for ninth place in the Western Conference. Denver, which owns the eighth and final playoff spot, was playing later Wednesday.
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Goran Dragic paced the Rockets with 19 points and Kyle Lowry contributed 15 in defeat. Houston saw a four-game winning streak snapped and fell into a tie with idle Dallas for sixth in the West.