


After hobbled Harden exits, Jazz roll
Donovan Mitchell scored 38 points to lead the Jazz to a 100-89 victory over the Rockets on Wednesday night in a game James Harden left with a hamstring injury.
The Rockets got within five points midway through the fourth quarter, but Harden headed to the locker room soon after and didn’t return. He said after the game he felt tightness in his left hamstring.
With Harden out of the game, the Jazz regained control, scoring the next 10 points to make it 94-79 and cruise to the victory.
Harden scored 29 points and Carmelo Anthony had a season-high 22 for the Rockets, who were missing two starters. Chris Paul finished up a two-game suspension for his role in a fight with the Lakers last week and James Ennis sat out with a strained right hamstring.