The Utah Jazz are supposed to be contenders for the NBA championship. Last night, they suffered their fourth consecutive lost, dropping a contest to the Dallas Mavericks 114-100.
As the fourth and fifth seeds in the Western Conference, these teams may very well face each other in the first round. If last night was a playoff preview, Jazz fans couldn’t have liked what they saw.
Utah Jazz offense falls apart
In case you’ve lost track of basketball, here’s a tip: 100 points doesn’t win you a lot of games in the NBA in 2021-22. This typically explosive Utah Jazz offense grinded to an abrupt halt in last night’s action.
They have excuses. Rudy Gobert was a late scratch. In the absence of both him and Hassan Whiteside, the Jazz didn’t have the pick-and-roll finisher that their offense relies on.
That doesn’t account for them barely cracking the century mark. Donovan Mitchell had one of his worst games of the season, finishing with 12 points on 4/13 shooting from the field. The…
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