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The Utah Jazz had a blowout win over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. The Jazz raced on to an early lead and never looked back.
The Utah Jazz went into halftime with a 16 points lead. After the first quarter alone they had a 14 point lead. All the starters sat out the fourth quarter as the fate of the match was well decided before the fourth quarter.
Donovan Mitchell led the Utah Jazz in scoring with 20 points on 7-13 shooting from the field and 4-6 shooting from the three point line. None of the Spurs starters were impressive. Jakob Poeltl who arrived at Spurs in the trade package of Kawhi Leonard scored the team high 20 points on 9-11 shooting from the floor.
The Utah Jazz after the match moved above the Spurs in the standings. The Jazz currently lie in the 11th place in the Western Conference playoff standings with a 12-13 record. The Spurs are now the 14th ranked team in the Western Conference with an 11-13 record. Here are some key talking points from the match:
#3 Great ball movement from the Jazz
The Jazz are a very good defensive team. They clog the lane with two of the best defensive bigs in the game.
But the key part of their success in this game was their ball movement. They had 38 assists for the game and ripped open the Spurs defense. All the Jazz players contributed to this superb ball movement.
Ricky Rubio and Ingles led the team with 7 assists each. Rudy Gobert had 4 assists and Neto also had 4 assists. The Jazz played as a team and got a great contribution from all their players.
#2 Spurs failed to get going from the beginning
The Spurs were never in this game. They trailed the Jazz from the get go and never rallied back in the game. The Spurs are always known for their tenacious defense but they were all over the place in this game conceding 139 points.
The Spurs had just 32 rebounds in the game which further testifies their effort in the match. Only two of the Spurs starters got in the double figures. Rudy Gay finished with 0 points for the match.
The Spurs started the season very brightly and were looking like one of the best playoff contenders. But poor performances in the recent matches have dropped the Spurs to 14th in the Western Conference standings only ahead of the bottom placed Suns.
The Spurs next visit LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers tomorrow in the second game of a back to back. They need to show effort from the beginning to have a chance of a victory.
#1 All round contribution for the Jazz
The Utah Jazz were considered one of the favorites to challenge the Warriors in the West. This game showed why.
The Jazz were brilliant in the game from the beginning. They never let the Spurs get back in the game. All the Jazz starters scored more than double digits points. Even the bench players provided ample support.
Rudy Gobert had a double double for himself, finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Kyle Korver who recently arrived in Utah after a trade with the Cavs led the bench unit with 15 points. He had 3-4 shooting from beyond the arc. The Jazz shot 60.7% from the field and an even more insane 60.6% from the three point line. They torched the Spurs with 20-33 shooting from the deep.
The Jazz have climbed to 11th spot now in the Western Conference standings. They next host the struggling Houston Rockets on Thursday night.
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