Utah Jazz
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Jazz 12 Blazers 7 with 7:10 1st Quarter
Great start getting good looks.
Just 2 of 6 on free throws
Jazz 33 Blazers 26 with 9:14 left in the 2nd quarter
EKPE UDOH !!!!!! Rejection at the rim.
Jazz +7 with Lillard and CJ out of the game.
Blazers play 67% of minutes with both on floor and 21% with neither
Jazz 49 Blazers 40 with 3:20 left in the 2nd Quarter
Jazz are 3 of 4 from three after going 0 for 8 to start the game
Crowder with a quick three gives him 10 points
Gobert with 11
Lillard 14 for Portland and playing great
Jazz 59 Blazers 47 Halftime
Jazz offense has been getting great looks. Donovan has 14.
Jazz defensive rating is 89
Lillard is 7 of 12 and 2 of 3 from three point line.
Jazz 68 Blazers 51 with 9:47 left in the 3rd quarter
Jazz come out on a 9-4 run – Rubio with a kick out 3 off a Favors offensive rebound and then a silky smooth drive to the basket. Rubio has 12 points on 4 of 5 shooting
Jazz 90 Blazers 78 with 9:57 left
Jazz got the lead to 18 behind Korver 3 and Exum drive for 2nd floater of the game and his 7th point.
Then Dante throws pass intercepted by Curry above three-point line and Curry hits 3 – 12 point game and we aren’t done yet
Jazz 96 Blazers 84 with 6:39 left
Another good stint for Dante and the bench unit.
Ingles back in pick and rolling the Blazers to death and had 12 pts, 6 rebs 5 asts.
Rudy Gobert has 14 points 11 rebounds and 7 blocks
Dame and CJ will re-enter. Here we go
Jazz 117 Blazers 96 Final Score
For the 2nd straight game CJ and Dame only score 31 points v. the Jazz when they average 52 a game.
Jazz defensive rating was under 100 for the 7th straight game
David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, brings you the daily podcast on the Utah Jazz, Locked On Jazz. Now live on You Tube for every episode. In today’s episode Locke delves into the much talk about color branding change by owner Ryan Smith. Plus, Rudy Gobert and Rudy’s kids continues his amazing community work. Locke got a tutorial on pick and roll over the week and shares what he learned about the most common play in the NBA and the different ways it can be run. Something is going on with three point shooting in the NBA and it is not what you think. The expectations of the season and what is really happening are two totally different things and what does it mean.
David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, brings you the daily podcast on the Utah Jazz, Locked On Jazz. Now live on You Tube for every episode. In today’s episode, Locke takes a look at the similarities and differences of the Utah Jazz this year and the Milwaukee Bucks last year. Locke goes back through the Bucks journey to their championship and the items that were holding them back. Then compares it to the Utah Jazz and what they can do to replicate the same path. Locke looks at the two areas where the Utah Jazz have to improve similar to the Bucks areas where they had to make changes. However, the Utah Jazz have two other issues that they have to overcome or prove to be wrong and Locke addresses those issues as well. Then Locked On NBA insider Antonio Daniels talks about Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons and what happens next for the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers
David Locke, radio voice of the Utah Jazz and Jazz NBA Insider, brings you the daily podcast on the Utah Jazz, Locked On Jazz.
Now live on You Tube for every episode.
In today’s episode, Locke takes a look at how the national pundits and the GM survey is evaluating the Utah Jazz. They are all impressed, but they aren’t willing to take the leap.
Tonight the Utah Jazz play the New Orleans Pelicans. Pels are without Zion WIlliamson and Brandon Ingram so it won’t be the same test, but this is about the Utah Jazz and it sounds like they are reving up for the season
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