Game Notes from the Utah Jazz win over the Brooklyn Nets
Donovan Mitchell (45) scores a layup in the Utah Jazz win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
It was domination from the tip-off for the Utah Jazz, jumping out to a 16-4 lead and eventually finishing off the Brooklyn Nets 118-88. Throughout the game there were high's and low's for both teams, but thankfully for Jazz fans, there was a lot more to be excited about than there was to stew over.
The Good:
Bojan Bogdanovic looked like his old self in the Jazz win, connecting on four of his six three-pointers and shooting 5-8 from the field. Bogey finished with 18-points and 3-assists in Utah's blowout win.
Bojan Bogdanovic knocks down a three-pointer in the Utah Jazz win over the Brooklyn Nets
Ten Utah Jazz players registered a three pointer on the stat sheet in Wednesday's victory over the Nets. The last time Utah had ten players hit a three-pointer was on December 4, 2018 against the San Antonio Spurs. The last time any other NBA team accomplished this feat was on the Milwaukee Bucks record setting night, where they hit a combined 29-three-pointers against the Miami Heat. Twelve Bucks players were able to connect from beyond the arc on that night.
Donovan Mitchell looked dominant once again, landing 27-points on 18-shots. Mitchell was 11-18 (61.1%) from the floor and 5-8 (62.5%) from three-point range. He also registered 7-assists, 6-rebounds, and 1-steal in the win over the Nets. Mitchell did all of this in three-quarters, as he was substituted out with 2:31 left in the third quarter, and cheered on his teammates from the bench the rest of the game.
The Jazz first, and second string guys were able to rest for most of the fourth quarter. After gaining a 33-point lead with 9:10 left in the game, Head Coach Quin Snyder began to give his bench players quality playing time. Miye Oni, Trent Forrest, Ersan Ilyasova, Elijah Hughes, Juwan Morgan, and Jarrell Brantley came in for Mike Conley, Joe Ingles, Derrick Favors, Jordan Clarkson, and Georges Niang. Every player on the Jazz roster, with the exception of the injured Udoka Azubuike, was able to play during last night's game.
Even without the Nets at full strength, the Jazz showed that they were a force to be reckoned with.
The Bad:
Jordan Clarkson was ice cold last night shooting 1-15 from the floor, and 1-11 from three point range. Hopefully this was just "one of those games" for Clarkson, as he has been one of the best shooters on the team so far this season.
Jordan Clarkson drives through the lane against the Brooklyn Nets
Unfortunately, Brooklyn's stars did not play as James Harden (neck soreness), Kevin Durant (hamstring), and Kyrie Irving (personal) all were ruled as 'out'. Was it the Jazz fault? No. But it would've been nice to see how Utah would've handled the Nets at full strength.
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