Jazz–Rockets rivalry
The Jazz–Rockets rivalry is a rivalry between the Jazz and Rockets. The rivalry began in the 1990s when the Rockets, led by dominant center Hakeem Olajuwon, and the Jazz led by the pick-and-roll duo of Karl Malone and John Stockton, were playoff powers in the Midwest Division.
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