Amid the Los Angeles Lakers hot streak over the last 10 games, Houston has dropped to the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a 35-22 record. After starting the month as the second seed, the Rockets are falling in the standings, and if the season ended today, they wouldn't have home-court advantage in the postseason.

The Rockets' road troubles resumed after the All-Star break with a sixth loss in a row away from home. The Utah Jazz got the better of Houston this time.

After a week without competitive basketball, the Utah Jazz are now facing a back-to-back between their recent 130-107 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Saturday night's meeting with the Houston Rockets.