James Harden Reacts To Almost Kicking Camera Man In Groin Area

James Harden Reacts To Almost Kicking Camera Man In Groin Area

During Tuesday night's Houston Rockets-Utah Jazz game, James Harden rolled near a cameraman and managed to avoid kicking him in the groin.

The Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets are going down the stretch with the playoffs inside of achieve, so there was bounty in question when they went to additional time Tuesday night.

Gordon Hayward scored 28 focuses and the Jazz made the vital plays in the additional period for a 117-114 triumph over the Rockets.

The win moved the Jazz into eighth spot in the Western Conference, a half-diversion in front of the Rockets. The main sudden death round for a two-way attach is no holds barred winning rate. Houston (28-29) tumbled to 2-1 against Utah (28-28) this season.

"Unquestionably in extra minutes it had that playoff air, and that is the point at which we played better," Jazz forward Trevor Booker said. "We don't discuss it as a group, yet I'm certain everyone independently realizes what we're battling for and who we're battling against."

James Harden scored 42 focuses for Houston, and Jason Terry hit a 3-pointer with 10.8 seconds staying to tie it at 106 and compel additional time.

It was Harden's eighth 40-point diversion, tying him with Stephen Curry..

It is not about where we are in the standings, it is about us keeping on battling and play the right way," Harden said. "We made some extreme shots. Rodney Hood made two or three extreme 3s off of the spill. It is an intense misfortune for us yet we played well and contended at an abnormal state.

"It was unquestionably serious. It was an incredible environment. It was an extreme one and we need to bob back on Thursday."

Hood hit a 3 over Dwight Howard with 51.9 seconds left in OT to give the Jazz a 115-112 lead. Solidify took after with a layup, however Derrick Favors' putback pushed the edge to 117-114 with 11.8 seconds to go.

Favors completed with 19 focuses, 12 bounce back and three squares. Howard had 13 focuses and 16 bounce back.

Hayward scored 28 focuses on only seven shots from the field, making six. He was 3 of 4 on 3-pointers and 13 for 15 at the foul line.

"To have different folks have the capacity to make plays was truly imperative," Jazz mentor Quin Snyder said. "It wasn't really all the time unpalatably, however when we didn't turn it over, we got some great things to happen."

The Rockets revived in the second from last quarter behind a breathtaking exertion from Harden, however Trey Burke hit three 3-pointers in the fourth as the Jazz recaptured the lead.

Utah hopped out to a 34-23 lead toward the end of the primary quarter on account of a 15-2 run. The highlight of the half went ahead Hood's hybrid, stride back 3-pointer over Howard to beat the signal.

Turnovers, be that as it may, kept the Rockets in it. Utah conferred 16 turnovers in the principal a large portion of that Houston changed over into 23 focuses.

"It is colossal. This was a sudden death round open door for us," Rockets interval mentor J.B. Bickerstaff said. "We have them once again. At whatever point you play a group that you are corresponded with, those are imperative diversions.

"Be that as it may, our emphasis is on us at this moment. We are not stressed over alternate groups. We are not stressed over the playoff race."

TIP-INS

Rockets: Houston is 24-22 since Bickerstaff assumed control as mentor. … Trevor Ariza scored 18 focuses yet the Rockets were short 12 when he was on the court. … Patrick Beverley completed with 14 focuses. … The Rockets have played six extra minutes amusements this season.

Jazz: Utah revitalized in the final quarter with the lineup of Burke, Hood, Favors, Chris Johnson and Booker. … The Jazz were outscored 32-23 in the second from last quarter. … Hood had a vocation high five takes. … The Jazz have played eight additional time diversions this season.

THAT WAS QUICK

The Jazz exchanged for Shelvin Mack on Thursday and he moved into the beginning lineup Tuesday in the wake of playing only one diversion. Raul Neto was the main point protect off the seat in the wake of beginning 53 diversions. Burke checked in with 11:25 left in the second quarter. Mack scored a season-high 17 focuses. Snyder demonstrated before the diversion that he'd like to stick to one beginning lineup down the stretch. "We're not at a point now where we should be rolling out improvements all the time and attempting to discover blends and things like that," Snyder said. "We've done that."

SWITCH UP

The Rockets embedded Josh Smith into the beginning lineup alongside Ariza, Beverley, Howard and Harden for the second back to back amusement. It's simply the second time Houston has utilized that beginning lineup as Bickerstaff has chosen to pull out all the stops. "It truly had nothing to do with matchups," Bickerstaff said. "It had more to do with ability set.We figured we required a fellow in that first gathering who can be a facilitator. One of Josh's most prominent qualities is moving the ball. He supplements Dwight and James outrageously well."

QUOTABLE

"A year back we would have certainly lost this diversion in the final quarter," Booker said. "Be that as it may, we're developing as a unit. We simply continue showing signs of improvement and we're gaining from our errors."

UP NEXT

The Rockets visit the Trail Blazers on Thursday.

The Jazz have the Spurs on Thursday.