November 13th Injury Report for Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz

On the only Friday the 13th of this NBA season, the Houston Rockets (9-3) need to ignore all superstitions in hopes of avoiding an embarrassing loss. The Utah Jazz (1-11) are coming to town tied for the league-worst record, plus they have a few important players scheduled to miss this matchup. 

The official NBA injury report looks extremely familiar for Ime Udoka and the home team, with the only addition was Marcus Smart's suspension. No surprise there. On Utah’s side, they most recently lost Lauri Markkanen to a fracture right hand earlier this week. Expect some small-ball on Friday night, as both teams are missing players in the front-court. 

When: Friday, November 13th @ 7:30 PM CT 

Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas 

Where to watch: Local Broadcasting, NBA League Pass (with subscription)

Out: Quadir Copeland (G), G-League/Two-Way 

Out: Julian Phillips (F), G-League/Two-Way 

Out: Marcus Smart (G), suspended three games for throwing a punch on November 10th.  

Out: Steven Adams (C), right soleus strain. Hasn't played since the October 23 win over San Antonio, and will be re-evaluated weekly. 

Out: Clint Capela (C), right ankle sprain. Hasn't played since Halloween night, missing his sixth straight game. 

Out: Lauri Markkanen (F), fractured right hand. He will be out for at least a month. 

Out: Jared Jackson Jr. (F), right MCL tear. He will be out for at least a month. 

Out: Jusuf Nurkic (C), right second plantar plate tear. Hasn’t played since the preseason and is scheduled to be re-evaluated in two weeks. 

Out: Kobe Bufkin (G), G-League/Two-Way 

Out: Trey Alexander (G), G-League/Two-Way 

Out: Harrison Ingram (F), G-League/Two-Way 

The Rockets are looking to regain their footing in the Western Conference after handing away two winnable games. Even their bounce-back performance against the Denver Nuggets was way closer than it needed to be. 

The same could be said about the matchup with the Golden State Warriors last night. After things got heated and a punch was thrown, Marcus Smart will be away from the team for the next three games. 

That makes this first outing a perfect chance to get things on track before their upcoming roadtrip. We already know Fred VanVleet will likely miss one of the two games on Sunday and Monday. The same goes for Steven Adams if he’s available by then. 

This team needs to handle business and get their third-straight win because things will get much tougher in the near future. After facing Utah, the Rockets have a four-game roadtrip, starting with a back-to-back in D.C. and Miami. 

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