Houston takes road win streak into matchup with Utah

Houston Rockets (12-4, third in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (6-12, 11th in the Western Conference)

Salt Lake City; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Houston visits Utah trying to continue its four-game road winning streak.

The Jazz are 3-9 in conference play. Utah is seventh in the Western Conference scoring 118.6 points while shooting 45.2% from the field.

The Rockets are 5-3 in Western Conference play. Houston is the league leader with 16.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Steven Adams averaging 5.0.

The Jazz are shooting 45.2% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points lower than the 45.3% the Rockets allow to opponents. The Rockets average 121.1 points per game, 4.1 fewer than the 125.2 the Jazz give up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lauri Markkanen is averaging 2