The Jazz was emerging from two dirty defeats against neighbors in New York and Brooklyn and wanted to recover. For that, it was necessary to overcome Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, on a series of three successes and at home. Not even afraid for Donovan Mitchell and his band, who impose themselves with the manner.
The last performances of Jazz are very dirty and Quin Snyder must also do without Joe Ingles, the iron man of the league, diminished by an Achilles heel injury. The start of the match, however, shows a group more closely knit than ever, with a ball that moves well and shots that fall from a distance. Opposite, it is Giannis who is still on the front line and we are surprised at the spaces left by the defense of Jazz. The Greek devours the painting and Royce O’Neal and then Derrick Favors are left on their own to try to limit him. Good luck. Fortunately for Rudy Gobert’s friends, a record address from afar and the entry of the match Jordan Clarkson (already 23 points at the break) allow to stay in front while the Greek Freak can only count on a Brook Lopez way Robert Horry to stay at bay.
The second act resumes with other intentions and different actors in the leading roles. Donovan Mitchell and Khris Middleton come out of their boxes to offer us a very nice scoring duel. We have a little fright seeing Giannis holding his hip but luckily the Greek can take his place. We’ll be watching this closely. The MVP is doing the best to keep his team in the game but Mitchell is better surrounded. When it’s not him, it’s Royce – Curry – O’Neal (6/8 of the parking lot) or Bojan Bogdanovic who come to sanction a sometimes limited defense of the Bucks. Behind, Rudy Gobert is doing the job to secure the defense and Mike Budenholzer does not find the solutions to reverse things. It is also not helped by an almost harmless bench that combines a nice 4/18 shooting. Giannis and Middleton did… Giannis and Middleton, but they were too lonely to really get their team out of the game. The Jazz offers an almost perfect match to improve a little the results of its road trip. Very good before three other trips largely at their height (Detroit, Cleveland and Washington). As long as you play like that night of course.
Utah had to react after the purges of Gotham and they did it with the manner. Donovan Mitchell as boss, Jordan Clarkson in Lou Williams mode, a collective that crashes like the Splash Bros. and a defense that knows how to close the hatches at the right time. Here is a cassette to keep preciously for Quin Snyder.
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