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I don't need to remind people that the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets have played in the playoffs a few times. They've played seven times, with the Jazz wining five times, included the last four times in a row. The teams have played 39 games, with the Jazz averaging 95.5 ppg, which is a massive score compared to the paltry 94.1 ppg sum the Rockets can muster. In those 39 games the Jazz are 21-18, but the real scoreboard is the 7-2 record in series wins.
| Series | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Rnd | Game | Bad Guys | Good Guys | +/- | Result | UTA | HOU | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Apr | 19 | 1985 | 1st | 1 | HOU | 101 | @ | UTA | 115 | 14 | Win | 1 | - | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Apr | 21 | 1985 | 1st | 2 | HOU | 122 | @ | UTA | 96 | -26 | Loss | 1 | - | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Apr | 24 | 1985 | 1st | 3 | HOU | 104 | vs | UTA | 112 | 8 | Win | 2 | - | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Apr | 26 | 1985 | 1st | 4 | HOU | 96 | vs | UTA | 94 | -2 | Loss | 2 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | Apr | 28 | 1985 | 1st | 5 | HOU | 97 | @ | UTA | 104 | 7 | Jazzz Win Series |
3 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | May | 23 | 1994 | WCF | 1 | HOU | 100 | @ | UTA | 88 | -12 | Loss | 0 | - | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | May | 25 | 1994 | WCF | 2 | HOU | 104 | @ | UTA | 99 | -5 | Loss | 0 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 8 | May | 27 | 1994 | WCF | 3 | HOU | 86 | vs | UTA | 95 | 9 | Win | 1 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 9 | May | 29 | 1994 | WCF | 4 | HOU | 80 | vs | UTA | 78 | -2 | Loss | 1 | - | 3 | ||||||
| 10 | May | 31 | 1994 | WCF | 5 | HOU | 94 | @ | UTA | 83 | -11 | Jazz Lose Series |
1 | - | 4 | ||||||
| 11 | Apr | 27 | 1995 | 1st | 1 | HOU | 100 | @ | UTA | 102 | 2 | Win | 1 | - | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | Apr | 29 | 1995 | 1st | 2 | HOU | 140 | @ | UTA | 126 | -14 | Loss | 1 | - | 1 | ||||||
| 13 | May | 3 | 1995 | 1st | 3 | HOU | 82 | vs | UTA | 95 | 13 | Win | 2 | - | 1 | ||||||
| 14 | May | 5 | 1995 | 1st | 4 | HOU | 123 | vs | UTA | 106 | -17 | Loss | 2 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 15 | May | 7 | 1995 | 1st | 5 | HOU | 95 | @ | UTA | 91 | -4 | Jazz Lose Series |
2 | - | 3 | ||||||
| 16 | May | 19 | 1997 | WCF | 1 | HOU | 86 | @ | UTA | 101 | 15 | Win | 1 | - | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | May | 21 | 1997 | WCF | 2 | HOU | 92 | @ | UTA | 104 | 12 | Win | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | May | 23 | 1997 | WCF | 3 | HOU | 118 | vs | UTA | 100 | -18 | Loss | 2 | - | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | May | 25 | 1997 | WCF | 4 | HOU | 95 | vs | UTA | 92 | -3 | Loss | 2 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 20 | May | 27 | 1997 | WCF | 5 | HOU | 91 | @ | UTA | 96 | 5 | Win | 3 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 21 | May | 29 | 1997 | WCF | 6 | HOU | 100 | vs | UTA | 103 | 3 | Jazz Win Series |
4 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 22 | Apr | 23 | 1998 | 1st | 1 | HOU | 103 | @ | UTA | 90 | -13 | Loss | 0 | - | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | Apr | 25 | 1998 | 1st | 2 | HOU | 90 | @ | UTA | 105 | 15 | Win | 1 | - | 1 | ||||||
| 24 | May | 29 | 1998 | 1st | 3 | HOU | 89 | vs | UTA | 85 | -4 | Loss | 1 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 25 | May | 1 | 1998 | 1st | 4 | HOU | 71 | vs | UTA | 93 | 22 | Win | 2 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 26 | May | 3 | 1998 | 1st | 5 | HOU | 70 | @ | UTA | 94 | 24 | Jazz Win Series |
3 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 27 | Apr | 21 | 2007 | 1st | 1 | HOU | 84 | vs | UTA | 75 | -9 | Loss | 0 | - | 1 | ||||||
| 28 | Apr | 23 | 2007 | 1st | 2 | HOU | 98 | vs | UTA | 90 | -8 | Loss | 0 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 29 | Apr | 26 | 2007 | 1st | 3 | HOU | 67 | @ | UTA | 81 | 14 | Win | 1 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 30 | Apr | 28 | 2007 | 1st | 4 | HOU | 85 | @ | UTA | 98 | 13 | Win | 2 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 31 | Apr | 30 | 2007 | 1st | 5 | HOU | 96 | vs | UTA | 92 | -4 | Loss | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 32 | May | 3 | 2007 | 1st | 6 | HOU | 82 | @ | UTA | 94 | 12 | Win | 3 | - | 3 | ||||||
| 33 | May | 5 | 2007 | 1st | 7 | HOU | 99 | vs | UTA | 103 | 4 | Jazz Win Series |
4 | - | 3 | ||||||
| 34 | Apr | 19 | 2008 | 1st | 1 | HOU | 82 | vs | UTA | 93 | 11 | Win | 1 | - | 0 | ||||||
| 35 | Apr | 21 | 2008 | 1st | 2 | HOU | 84 | vs | UTA | 90 | 6 | Win | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||
| 36 | Apr | 24 | 2008 | 1st | 3 | HOU | 94 | @ | UTA | 92 | -2 | Loss | 2 | - | 1 | ||||||
| 37 | Apr | 26 | 2008 | 1st | 4 | HOU | 82 | @ | UTA | 86 | 4 | Win | 3 | - | 1 | ||||||
| 38 | Apr | 29 | 2008 | 1st | 5 | HOU | 95 | vs | UTA | 69 | -26 | Loss | 3 | - | 2 | ||||||
| 39 | May | 2 | 2008 | 1st | 6 | HOU | 91 | @ | UTA | 113 | 22 | Jazz Win Series |
4 | - | 2 | ||||||
Yes, we only have +55 more points, but when it comes down to it, the Jazz are better than Houston. We also are winning the historical regular season battle as well, so in the big picture, if Houston wins tonight in Utah it's just a teardrop in the ocean of pain the Jazz have doused the fires of the Rockets with over the history of the time.