Clarkson's Jazz thrash Green's Rockets on Filipino Heritage Night

MANILA, Philippines – Jordan Clarkson and the Utah Jazz made easy work of Jalen Green's Houston Rockets on the road, 122-91, during a historic Filipino Heritage Night in the NBA Houston, Texas on Thursday (Friday, Manila time).

The Rockets hosted the Jazz in a game that saw two NBA players of Filipino heritage share the court for the first time in Clarkson and Green.

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It was hardly a competitive contest, though, as the league-leading Jazz jumped out to a dominant lead early.

At the end of the first quarter, it was already a twin-digit lead for Utah, 32-18.

It was all the Jazz from then on as they thrashed the young Rockets team and led by as much as 36 points.

Clarkson put on a show in the fourth quarter, scoring eight of his 16 points to lead all scorers from the bench.

Bojan Bogdanovic top-scored with 19 points for the Jazz, who had seven players in double-digits.

Green, for his part, finished with 13 points. The Fil-Am guard struggled from the field, though, as he shot only 3-of-16 for a dismal 18.8%.

Christian Wood led the Rockets in the losing effort with 16 points, seven rebounds two steals, one assist and one block.

The Jazz thus improved their record to 4-0, the first time since the 2008-09 season.

In the other games, the Chicago Bulls absorbed their first loss of the season in a 104-103 nail-biter against the New York Knicks.

Julius Randle played an all-around game with 13 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists to pace New York.

The Washington Wizards, for their part, improved to 4-1 after topping the Atlanta Hawks, 122-111.

The Philadelphia 76ers also took a win at the expense of the listless Detroit Pistons, 110-102.

The Dallas Mavericks, meanwhile, topped the San Antonio Spurs, 104-99.