Game Thread Dec 26, 2025 07:30PM MT: Detroit Pistons @ Utah Jazz

[Roy_McAvoy]

Flip & Hendricks combined for 15 minutes tonight. Nurkic & Love combined for 48.

Flip & Hendricks can get minutes at 5. Sitting the young guys to play Love & Nurkic big minutes continues to be crazy.

 

[KqWIN]

Key did not have the ball a lot/get free throws because he shared a lot of minutes without Collier. Collier must dominate the ball if he’s on the court. Key is going to get some more C&S but less hulk smash foul grifting.

The refs helped us out a ton in the third btw. That felt like 2 hours in real time because of all the FT’s we got.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Lauri/Key are just so dominant offensively the Jazz be tricky to beat if you aren't use to being in high scoring games.

 

[fishonjazz]

Jazz have the offensive firepower to keep up with anyone.

That jazz offense is good

 

[KqWIN]

I think we’re like 3-0 in games Cy has a strong pregame conviction that we wont win lol. MEM, DAL, now DET. For tanks sake please stop it!

 

[Roy_McAvoy]

Guys Sensabaugh had 20 pts tonight & he played the whole 4th quarter that resulted in a win. Hardy really needs to start playing him big minutes so the Jazz can figure out what they have (or don’t have) with him.

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

It was expected Jazz wins one or two of these home games against good teams before the year changes. Be happy for having Key and Lauri. What I don't like is Kevin Love getting more minutes than Flip. We need young guys learn to win these kind games. If not, then it'll be a tank win. So win-win.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Looks like a Deron Williams move -- 2 crossups and a floater.


View: https://x.com/utahjazz/status/2004780429937967115

 

[KqWIN]

It was expected Jazz wins one or two of these home games against good teams before the year changes. Be happy for having Key and Lauri. What I don't like is Kevin Love getting more minutes than Flip. We need young guys learn to win these kind games. If not, then it'll be a tank win. So win-win.

We had that for a few games. Now we’re back to business as usual. I don’t really think there’s a huge development boost either way, but there’s not really a huge benefit to eeking out these wins this way. We will win more games when we don’t play the young guys as much, but I think there’s more to celebrate when we do win with them. Wins will come at some point regardless of who we play, but it’s a better feeling when we win by playing the young guys instead of freezing them out.

 

[baka98]

And my worry raises its ugly head….

 

[fishonjazz]

Guys Sensabaugh had 20 pts tonight & he played the whole 4th quarter that resulted in a win. Hardy really needs to start playing him big minutes so the Jazz can figure out what they have (or don’t have) with him.

Ya and taylor had 21 last game iirc.

 

[JazzFever]

Just give him the key to the car, he's driving us to Valhalla!