Rockets hold off Jazz

HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz levied blows at one another down the stretch of the third quarter at such a frenzied pace that there was no reason to believe a similar conclusion in the fourth period wasn't on tap. So, even after the Rockets extended to a double-digit lead on the strength of their bench, the Jazz clawed back. The Jazz responded to the Rockets' fourth-quarter run with one of their own before Houston's starters returned and delivered the knockout blow in a riveting 124-116 victory on Saturday night at Toyota Center. For a third consecutive home game, all five Rockets starters scored in double figures, with guard Jeremy Lin serving as the closer with six points during a span in which the resilient Jazz (9-9) finally succumbed. "We're very unselfish. We're moving the ball great right now," Rockets forward Chandler Parsons said. "If you look at the stat sheet, it was so balanced and I think that's how we've ...