Utah Jazz
EMPTYING THE NOGGIN – Follow the script perfectly the Jazz beat the Mavericks
SUMMARY: A mentally and physically exhausted Jazz team muster what was needed to beat the Dallas Mavericks 125-109
• The Jazz were coming off one of the most emotionally draining and physically exhausting performances of the year losing in 2OT less than 24 hours earlier in Oklahoma City.
• If you are going to win a game when you are empty there is a script that has to be followed and the Jazz followed it perfectly.
• First they started strong and took a 31-25 lead in the first quarter.
• They played from ahead. The Mavericks had a two point lead briefly mid way the 1st quarter but other than the Jazz held a more than two possession lead for almost the entire game
• They tried to win it offensively and when that didn’t work and they only had a 2 point lead at the half they came out put down the screws defensively. They Mavericks went 0 for 10 to open the third quarter and the Jazz took control.
• They didn’t make mistakes. The Jazz had just 7 turnovers tonight and didn’t give the Mavericks any easy baskets.
• They took advantage of the Mavericks weaknesses. The mavericks are last in the league since the trades at denying the three and the Jazz took advantage by taking 38 threes and making 14.
• Early in the game the Jazz couldn’t find the jumper so they attacked the rim and got most of their early points in the lane.
• Donovan Mitchell lead the way in the energy department. That is exactly what he needed to do as the youngest player on the floor. He had 25 points on an efficient 8 of 14 shooting.
• Jae Crowder had 22 points and was vital tonight. He hit the big shots when they were needed and kept the Mavericks at bay numerous times
• Joe Ingles had the 4th quarter daggers and delivered 13 4th quarter points, finishing with 18 points and 6 assists.
• Ricky Rubio had a nice bounceback game. Expecting Rubio to match up against Westbrook, Lillard, Curry, Harden type players is a false promise and unfair expectation. What might be more important is that he dominates against the players like Jalen Brunson, Elie Okobo, Bryn Forbes and the such as he has recently. Tonight he had 25 points, went to the line 10 times and was really strong not committing a turnover the entire night.
• Solid win. Jazz are going to favored almost every night the rest of the way and the will be the story of the season how they do when they are expected to win.
Utah Jazz
LOCKED ON JAZZ – Utah Jazz with a flurry of furious comments, great game v. Sixers, Twitter Thursday
The Utah Jazz fell in overtime to the Philadelphia 76ers and both Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert had strong comments after the game. David Locke, the radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider takes a look at those comments and where they come from plus a breakdown of a great game between two of the NBA best teams. Finally it is a Twitter Thursday and some great questions came in about style of play late, lineup choices late in the game and more.
The Jazz lost a tough one in overtime to the 76ers to close out the first half of the season. Here is a recap of how it all went down in Philadelphia.
As the Jazz wrap up the first half of the season and head into the All-Star break, Coach Snyder talks with David Locke about coaching in his first All-Star game. Coach Snyder also touches on how Donovan Mitchell has been playing this season.
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