Utah Jazz
TWITTER THREAD – Jazz in another blow this time they block the Suns
Jazz and the Suns
Jazz have won 19 of last 21
Suns have lost 21 of last 23
Thing to watch: TJ Warren takes 38% of his shots in the restricted area and the Jazz have a guy named Rudy Gobert
Dante will return expect it late in the 1st quarter and then play into 2nd Q
Against Detroit Ricky Rubio’s first 4 assists were for Rudy Gobert dunks. Tonight his first three assists are for Rudy Gobert baskets (2 of them dunks). Jazz lead it 13-10 with 6:47 left in the 1st quarter
Quin Snyder seriously fired up. Goes into the huddle before meeting with his coaches and gives quite a talk and then returns to his coaches. Game tied at 19 with 1:16 left in 1st. Jazz 1 of last 10 shooting
Jazz miss 11 of final 12 shots and Suns go on a 8-1 run to take a 23-20 lead at the end of 1st quarter . Gobert 9 pts leads the Jazz.
On Joe Ingles 450th career 3 and now 3 away from the Jazz single season record the Jazz lead 31-26 with 7:12 Jazz are on a 9-1 run over the last 2:59 (10:13, 2nd quarter to 7:14, 2nd quarter)
Craziness took over for a moment when marquese chriss cheap shotted Ricky Rubio and got ejected. Jared Dudley also ejected. Jazz leading 79-58 with 2:46 left in the 3rd quarter
Suns close 3rd quarter on a 8-2 run. Jazz didn’t close the 1st quarter well either. Jazz have missed 5 straight shots and missed 11 of final 12 in 1st quarter. Jazz still lead it 81-66 going to the 4th. Jazz are 34-4 leading going to 4th
Jazz go up 20 on a Donovan Mitchell lob to Rudy Gobert. Interestingly, Quin Snyder stops Donovan for a talk as the came off for timeout. Always teaching and always getting better. Jazz 92-72 with 8:26 in 4th
Jazz have won 20 of 22. 19 of last 22 games defensive rating of 101 or below and 31 of Gobert’s 43 games defense has been 101 or below. Jazz are now 28-15 when Rudy plays. Jazz defense has had a rating of 90 or below in 5 of last 6 games
Dante Exum in his return plays 14 minutes scores 10 points on 3 of 7 shooting and 4 of 6 from the line. He added 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Plus, he took one big fall.
Utah Jazz
LOCKED ON JAZZ – Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert are all-star, Mike Conley left off again, previewing the Lakers
Utah Jazz radio voice and Jazz NBA Insider David Locke, host Locked On Jazz daily. On Today’s episode
- Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert make the all-star team
- Mike Conley is left off again. A look at the history of guards in the Mike Conley era
- Why Mike Conley would have been deserving of an all-star bid
- The offense in the NBA is breaking the game
- The Los Angeles Lakers are lacking that punch of some of the best teams
- Quin Snyder Wednesday on Mike Conley, Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles
Utah Jazz
LOCKED ON JAZZ – In depth breakdown of Jazz blitz of the Hornets, Mike Conley’s All-Star chances and Power Ranking Tuesday
David Locke is the radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA insider on today’s edition of Locked On Jazz
- Locke breaks down the Jazz massive 3rd quarter/4th quarter run and what spurred it on
- Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert were the bookends to the brilliance and the depth showed in the middle
- Jordan Clarkson’s unselfish play and Georges Niang’s defense will be overshadowed by the shot making
- Locke looks at Mike Conley’s all-star chances
- We hear from the Locked On Lakers and Locked On Suns hosts
- It is Power Ranking Tuesday and the Jazz hold the #1 spot and projections have them taking the #1 seed by a lot
If you missed tonights action, we’ll get you caught up with tonights Jazz Game Rewind! The Utah Jazz went on a 41-11 run to swat the Hornets hopes of getting an upset win tonight, inning 132-110. They connected on a franchise record 28 three-pointers, led by Georges Niang’s 7-7 shooting from three!
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