The Houston Rockets bounced back from a surprising home loss against the Utah Jazz in game two to blow their opponents away on the road on Friday night.

The Rockets were truly dominant from start to finish in game three and claimed a 113-92 win in Salt Lake City.

Houston led by 30 at half-time and never looked back as they cruised in the second.

They did a great job of nullifying Utah's rookie sensation and leading scorer Donovan Mitchell on the night as he had his worst playoff game.

The youngster shot just 4-of-16 from the field for 10 points and struggled offensively all night as the Rockets threw multiple defenders at him and made life difficult.

Mitchell missed 10 of his first 11 field goal attempts and couldn't get anything to fall in a frustrating game.

The 21-year-old took responsibility for the defeat and said he simply can't afford to play that badly for his team.

"I didn't really do much as a whole, like I wasn't there," Mitchell said, per ESPN's Tim MacMahon. "That can't happen. That will probably be what I take away the most.

"It's like I would have been better off just not showing up, because that's what I did. I didn't show up at all for my teammates, and I'll fix it."

With the remarkable season he's had, no member of the Jazz will pin the blame on him as he's carried them offensively all season and is allowed a bad night.

But Mitchell has high standards for himself which is one of the reasons why he's been so successful this year.

His playoff form has exceeded the incredible regular season he had as he became the first rookie since Carmelo Anthony in 2003-04 to lead his team in scoring.

Funnily enough, the Louisville product was asked before the game about the one-point showing from his fellow Rookie of the Year candidate Ben Simmons the night before against the Boston Celtics and he simply replied, "It happens to everybody."

He may have had more than one point but Mitchell endured similar frustration just hours later.

The young guard's biggest disappointment, however, was that he failed to get his teammates involved in the game like he had done in game two when he broke John Stockton's franchise playoff record for a rookie with 11 assists.

"I've got to pass the ball, for starters," Mitchell said. "I was taking terrible shots. I made a few better passes in the second half, in the third quarter, but I can't shoot terrible shots.

"That's what leads to their transition. I don't know how many shots I missed, but all the shots I missed were terrible shots. They weren't good looks. I can't have it, can't do that."

With the Rockets now regaining the lead in the series, Sunday night's game four in Utah will be crucial for the Jazz and is a must-win scenario for them.

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