Aside from Jalen Green’s continued run as the NBA’s hottest player — 41 points and 7-of-11 from 3 — there wasn’t much drama in the Rockets’ 147-119 win over the Jazz Saturday night.
But five seconds into the second quarter, there was a scuffle – complete with a thrown and missed punch – between the Jazz’s Kris Dunn and the Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr.
Both players were sent off.
Dunn clearly throws a punch, which misses (or he throws), but league rules mandate a suspension for any attempt to throw a punch. Dunn could well miss a game.
“For me, I take responsibility for my actions and no matter what the league decides for me, I have to respect that,” Dunn said after the game, speaking to the Associated Press.
There is some history between the two. They got into a shoving match and had to be separated on January 20. While the rest of the league forgot about this, apparently Dunn and Smith did not.
With this victory in this game, the Rockets remain two games behind the Golden State Warriors for the final play-in spot in the West.
