Schedule and 2007 Results
Regular Season Records: Houston 52-30, Utah 51-31
Game 1 on Saturday, 21 April: Utah loses at Houston, 84-pts-75
Game 2 on Monday, 23 April: Utah loses at Houston, 98-pts-90
Game 3 on Thursday, 26 April: Houston loses at Utah, 81-pts-67
Game 4 on Saturday, 28 April: Houston loses at Utah, 98-pts-85
Game 5 on Monday, 30 April: Utah loses at Houston, 96-pts-92
Game 6 on Thursday, 3 May: Houston loses at Utah, 94-pts-82
Game 7 on Saturday, 5 May: Utah wins at Houston, 103-pts-99

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: Posting the first road win in MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1012, the Utah Jazz defeated the Houston Rockets 103-pts-99 for a 4-games-3 series 1012 victory. The series 1012 win improves the Utah Jazz best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 8-12 overall and 1-1 in the NBA Preliminary round; the series 1012 loss drops the Houston Rockets best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 12-12 overall (with an active four-series losing streak) and 0-3 in the NBA Preliminary round. The win order for the triumphant Utah Jazz in series 1012 was a relatively rare LLWWLWW: Series 1012 thus becomes the first NBA Preliminary-round series, the third NBA series (all rounds), and the ninth MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow this win order. The Utah Jazz break a four-series losing streak among best-of-7 NBA playoff series with the series 1012 victory. Utah wins its first best-of-7 NBA playoff series in ten tries after having trailed 1-game-nil. Utah wins its first best-of-7 NBA playoff series in nine tries after having trailed 2-games-nil. Utah wins its first best-of-7 NBA playoff series in 11 tries after having trailed 2-games-1. Utah wins its first best-of-7 NBA playoff series in eight tries after having trailed 3-games-2.

After Game 6: With the winning streak by home teams in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1012 reaching six games, the host Utah Jazz turned back the visiting Houston Rockets 94-pts-82 to knot series 1012 at 3-games-all. The Game 7 record for the Houston Rockets is 5-2, while that for the Utah Jazz is 1-2. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series from 1947 through 2006, home teams in Game 7 (such as Houston) - irrespective of series win order or site order or playoff round - have a 78-18 (.813) Game 7 record. Once before has a road team won Game 7 of a best-of-7 NBA Preliminary-round series: In 2005, the Indiana Pacers visited and defeated the Boston Celtics 97-pts-70 in series 941. Those 2005 Indiana Pacers in series 941 thus offer a favorable precedent for the 2007 Utah Jazz in series 1012.

After Game 5: With best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1012 back in Texas for Game 5, the host Houston Rockets defeated the Utah Jazz 96-pts-92 to take a 3-games-2 series lead. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the Houston Rockets have a perfect 6-0 series record and a 3-3 Game 6 record. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the Utah Jazz have a perfect 0-7 record and a 2-5 Game 6 record with a three-Game 6 losing streak.

After Game 4: The Utah Jazz hosted and defeated the Houston Rockets 98-pts-85 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1012 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Houston Rockets have a series record of 6-4 and a Game 5 record of 5-5, while the Utah Jazz have a series record of 1-3 and a Game 5 record of 1-3. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series from 1947 through 2006, teams such as Utah that win Games 3-4 each by double digit victory margins to tie a series 2-games-all have a series record of 5-11 with a three-series losing streak.

After Game 3: With best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1012 now in Salt Lake City for Games 3-4, the Utah Jazz hosted and defeated the Houston Rockets 81-pts-67 to narrow the Houston series 1012 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Houston Rockets have an 8-1 series record (but with the loss in their last such series, to the Dallas Mavericks in series 946 [in the 2005 NBA Preliminary round]) and a 4-5 Game 4 record. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Utah Jazz have a perfect 0-10 series record and a Game 4 record of 2-8 with an active three-Game 4 losing streak.

After Game 2: The Houston Rockets again hosted and defeated the Utah Jazz, this time by a score of 98-pts-90, to take a 2-games-nil best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1012 lead. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil, the Houston Rockets have a series record of 4-1 and a Game 3 record of 1-4. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 0-8 and a Game 3 record of 7-1. Houston has a series record of 4-1 upon leading a best-of-7 series 2-games-nil, but the sole loss was sustained in the last such series for Houston (series 946, vs. the Dallas Mavericks in the 2005 NBA Preliminary round).

After Game 1: The Houston Rockets hosted and defeated the Utah Jazz 84-pts-75 to take a 1-game-nil lead in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1012. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Houston Rockets have a series record of 8-1 (the sole loss occurred in the last such series) and a Game 2 record of 5-4. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 0-9 and a Game 2 record of 1-8 with an active seven-Game 2 losing streak.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2006-07 NBA regular season, Houston finished one game ahead of Utah. From 1947 through the 2006 NBA Finals, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by one regular-season game, they have posted a 14-14 (.500) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1012 is the 20th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for Utah, and the 24th for Houston. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, Utah has a 7-12 series record (with an active four-series losing streak), a 0-1 Prelim-round series record, and a 10-9 Game 1 record, while Houston has a 12-11 series record, a 0-2 Prelim-round record, and a 9-14 Game 1 record. Series 1012 is the third best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between Utah and Houston: Houston won series 671 in the 1994 NBA Semifinals, while Utah won series 743 in the 1997 NBA Semifinals.