In the NBA, another slate of regular-season games unfolded, and attention was drawn to Utah’s win on their home floor. Ukrainian guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk emerged as one of the key players, helping the team to its seventh win of the season – the Jazz defeated Houston Rockets 133-125.
Individual contribution and game recap
In this game, Mykhailiuk started, logged 26 minutes and scored 10 points (1-for-2 from two-point range, 2-for-4 from three, 2-for-2 at the free throw line), added 6 rebounds and 5 assists with 3 fouls.
Overall, the Ukrainian guard is averaging 9.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 26.1 minutes per game.
Utah sits 11th in the Western Conference, with 7 wins in 20 games. They are one win away from the play-in zone.
In the next game, Utah will play away at Brooklyn Nets on December 5.
These results underscore the Jazz’s bid to secure a play-in spot in the West and continue contending for high seeding in the NBA season.