Utah Jazz fans probably didn’t expect a single stretch of this season to be as rough as the last one got. This team is supposed to be in the thick of competition for the NBA championship. As it currently stands, they look the part of also-rans.
Luck factors into almost any conceivable outcome in which humans are involved. Professional sports are no exception. It may be the one variable most responsible for the Jazz’s misfortune this season.
Utah Jazz stars regularly injured
As a general rule, it’s hard to win games in the NBA without your best players. The Utah Jazz provide a perfect illustration of that rule.
The Jazz are 53 games into the 2021-22 season. Rudy Gobert has missed 11 of those games. The team is 3-8 in his absence. To make matters worse, even his backup Hassan Whiteside has had to sit 12 games.
They’ve fared a little better without offensive engine Donovan Mitchell, but they’re still a losing team in his absence. He’s missed a dozen games, and the Jazz 5-7…
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