{"id":27849,"date":"2025-02-28T13:45:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=27849"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:01:01","slug":"rockets-jabari-smith-returns-after-missing-22-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/rockets-jabari-smith-returns-after-missing-22-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets&#8217; Jabari Smith Returns After missing 22-Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. returned to action Friday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing 22 games due to a broken left hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming off the bench, Jabari Smith played 38 minutes in Houston\u2019s 121-115 win, finishing with 15 points (including 4-of-6 from three) and nine rebounds before fouling out.<br>\n<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was just a little bit of everything,\u201d Rockets coach Ime Udoka said of Smith\u2019s return. \u201cEasing him back into it \u2026 we\u2019ll see how he looks, and everything is kind of open moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. returned to action Friday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing 22 games due to a broken left hand. 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