Jazz beat Thunder in thriller, are pounded by Rockets

The Jazz beat the Thunder 140-139 last night in a thriller but got beat up pretty good tonight at Houston by the Rockets 113-96. Last night's game was a classic with Deron Williams hitting a game winning shot with about 1 second left in overtime for the final margin. Williams ended with a career-high 42 points, Carlos Boozer had 28. Kevin Durant had 45, but it wasn't enough. It looked like he was fouled on the last play by C.J. Miles, but I'll gladly take the no-call and the win for the Jazz. Maybe the no-call was in part due to Kevin Garnett's comments last week that have previously been noted. Unfortunately the Jazz didn't really show up tonight and dropped to 51-28 on the year. That puts them in fifth place, a half-game behind Dallas, Denver and Phoenix, all of whom won tonight and are 51-27. The Jazz next play on Friday at New Orleans at 6 p.m. MT on FSN-Utah and NBA League Pass.