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Game Thread: Utah @ Golden State 8:30PM MST

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Gut check time for the Jazz. Can they bring the intensity from the opening whistle and can they close it out? Favors and Hayward are due for BIG performances.
 
Not a good matchup for the Jazz. Utah is still leaving 3PT shooters open. That's not a recipe for success against the Warriors. Hope I'm wrong, but I see a Dallas-type score.
 
Argh. 8:30pm games blow. I would be annoyed if I sacrificed my night for a blowout. So here's to hoping the Jazz put up a good fight.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Not a good matchup for the Jazz. Utah is still leaving 3PT shooters open. That's not a recipe for success against the Warriors. Hope I'm wrong, but I see a Dallas-type score.
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This is true, sharp shooting teams like Golden State are Jazz's kryptonite. I've always thought that the best approach is assigning personal goals, like just focusing on keeping Curry and Thompson under X points. Fortunately we have Favors to cover anyone's back but yeah, stick to those 2 like glue.
 
All you need to know about GSW is they have the 3rd best defensive rating, first in FG% all while playing the fastest pace in the league. Those are probably unsustainable numbers but still pretty frickin impressive.

I can see this team coming out of the WCF very soon.

Needless to say it will take an off night from The Warriors to get a W. I'll be happy if Utah can keep it close.
 
This is going to be a painful game to watch. But last season Burke had a ridiculous game against the Warriors - 24 points with 15 assists (yet Curry still outscored & out-assisted him that game). Burks had a good game as well - 16 FTs.
 
Go Jazz!! I am hoping for the Jazz simply to have a chance to win it in the 4th. That they earn that good learning experience against a better team.

Wouldn't that shock the league though? The Jazz going into GSW and beating them in their own house.
 
When are we going to see Hood again? We need dem 3s... especially in a game like this.

But plantars fasciitis isn't a thing to hurry back from.....
 
I was lucky enough to attend the Mavs game against the Jazz. It was awful.... Golden state is on another level right now. This could be ugly. Still, I think we keep it close (I may be delusional). Jazz win 108-7
 
Cy said:
Golden State's offensive numbers are inflated because they've played the Lakers twice.
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LAL's starting 5 defensive numbers are ABA-like. I haven't seen anything that bad in years.
 
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