Utah Jazz
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Ricky Rubio gets it going early tonight. 4 for 5 shooting 3 assists – 9 points
Grayson Allen started tonight. Went 1 for 3 and had 2 fouls in 8:29 of action
Jazz on a 7-0 run. Exum with nice open court finish. Rubio continues to make shots
Defenses beginning to have an impact after offensive 1st quarter
Jazz will need to make corner 3 – 3 for 7 so far’
Huge stretch with Gasol out of the game with 3 fouls
19 to 6 run
Rubio and Ingles leads with 14
Ricky Rubio with 17 points with 6 assists
Ingles with 14 points
Conley has 17
31 fouls called – 5 Jazz players with 3 fouls and 3 Grizzlies players
Rudy with 1 shot attempt. Had only 1 shot attempt in the first half in the last game.
Marc Gasol takes a lot of this away and the Grizzlies often bring a third defender into play which opens so one for a three. Usually in the corner
Jazz are 2/7 on corner 3
Foul trouble is a major part of this game. Rubio and Allen both with 4.
Exum has to play point in a half court game.
Marc Gasol’s defense is incredible.
Offense unable to run without Rubio on the floor forces Quin to go back to Rubio with 4 fouls
Rubio leads the Jazz with 19 and Conley with 22 for Memphis
Jazz can’t get stops in the halfcourt.
According to @cleantheglass Memphis half court offense is in the 97% percentile of all games this year.
The Jazz defense can’t stop Memphis 2 man game.
Memphis is playing two man game in middle of floor
First time in 26 meetings both teams scored 100 points
Conley and Mack combine for 47 points. The stretch 5 pulling Gobert out on the floor causing Jazz defensive issues.
Teams have Rudy Gobert game plans
Utah Jazz match up with the Denver Nuggets tonight in an NBA Northwest Division battle. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert renew the rivalry against Nikola Jokic and Michael Porter Jr.
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 each morning on You Tube
Locke will break down the Nuggets loss last night v. the Cleveland Cavaliers and where they are heading in the early part of the season. Plus, the keys to the match-up tonight v. the Jazz in Utah.
Then Locke looks at what it will take for the Utah Jazz to win 55 games in the Western Conference this season. The Road to 55 and what has to happen for the Jazz.
In the final segment, Locke is joined by Adam Mares of Locked On Nuggets to breakdown where each team stands and look ahead to the Tuesday night tilt.
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 each morning on You Tube
On Today’s episode Locke discusses a strong win in Sacramento against a feisty Kings team. Those wins are bigger than you think and the Jazz just got a tough one. The Utah Jazz defense was the key early and then they ran late which was a change from how they finished last year at times.
The show will also look at Hassan Whiteside’s minutes and the performance of Trent Forrest in the 2nd half as well as the big guns Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert.
Finally, Locke takes a look at an early trends around the NBA and what is different about the 2021-22 season.
Utah Jazz broadcast team David Locke and Ron Boone breakdown the Jazz tenacious win over the motivated and energetic Sacramento Kings
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