Game Thread Aug 25, 2020: Jazz at Nuggets - Game 5

[Deleted member 848]

half serious when i say that subbing out Niang for Royce lost us the game. Horrendous.

 

[NAOS]

Really a ******, greasy feeling loss.

 

[Ujfanatic]

Y'all know I love Rudy, but he did not step up today. Him and Royce were both a bit dissapointing in this one.

Yeah, I had hoped Giannis getting the DPOY trophy before the game would have got Rudy going for this game.

Rudy just looked out of sync all game.

 

[LoPo]

Yeah, I had hoped Giannis getting the DPOY trophy before the game would have got Rudy going for this game.

Rudy just looked out of sync all game.

Good point. I agree. Rudy was terrible tonight. Awful


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[JazzGal]

Yeah, I had hoped Giannis getting the DPOY trophy before the game would have got Rudy going for this game.

Rudy just looked out of sync all game.

Maybe he was upset about it, but not yet mad. Next game!

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[NUMBERICA]

Well that sucked.

 

[DasJazz]

Not sure. It remind me when we had the opportunity to close out OKC on the road, up by 20 in the third and then we folded. We close it out the next game. I believe we are the superior team.

We are absolutely the superior team. Problem is, the Jazz panic after as little as a 4 point run by the nuggets and get sloppy.

 

[David Stern]

Not sure. It remind me when we had the opportunity to close out OKC on the road, up by 20 in the third and then we folded. We close it out the next game. I believe we are the superior team.

Yep this was OKC game 5 all over again. Props to them for fighting, but the Jazz stopped playing hard when they got up 15

 

[416Klawzz]

Next game we must win each loose ball battle each rebound, don't give them any more life Geez

 

[latin jazz]

If we struggle to stop Murray, imagine if we advance and face Luka the next round. Oh my.

 

[Sean]

Not sure. It remind me when we had the opportunity to close out OKC on the road, up by 20 in the third and then we folded. We close it out the next game. I believe we are the superior team.

I'd feel more confident if this was an actual home game and not essentially a neutral site game. Utah has been here before, absolutely, including the last time they beat Denver in the playoffs (lost game five in Denver, closed it out at home) but that was with a strong home court advantage that just isn't there.

Odds are still in their favor they win one of the next two but if they lose Thursday, well ... I suspect they lose the series.

 

[LoPo]

Yeah, I had hoped Giannis getting the DPOY trophy before the game would have got Rudy going for this game.

Rudy just looked out of sync all game.

If Bradley could finish from 3 feet, he would have better than Rudy.

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[Ferguson_Mellochill]

It's my fault. I had the Jazz in 6 games. Right now, this feels like the OKC series two years ago.

 

[Goodluckchuck]

Anyone else notice DM at the end? Saying “okay... alright” over and over again. I think he might go off next game.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

If we struggle to stop Murray, imagine if we advance and face Luka the next round. Oh my.

Luka isn't anywhere near as shifty as Murray.

 

[David Stern]

half serious when i say that subbing out Niang for Royce lost us the game. Horrendous.

Royce and Ingles refusing to shoot open threes and play average defense on Murray lost us this game, so you’re probably right.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Anyone else notice DM at the end? Saying “okay... alright” over and over again. I think he might go off next game.

Again, this feels like the OKC game 5 where Mitchell left and said, "See y'all next season."

 

[LoPo]

Anyone else notice DM at the end? Saying “okay... alright” over and over again. I think he might go off next game.

We have to stop taking the ball out of his hands. Denver won because they let Murray play free while we sat Don to end the 3rd. We should have matched them in that moment. Kill their spirit.


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[l Abach l]

half serious when i say that subbing out Niang for Royce lost us the game. Horrendous.

Neither of them should have been in the game. Morgan should have been playing.

 

[latin jazz]

I'd feel more confident if this was an actual home game and not essentially a neutral site game. Utah has been here before, absolutely, including the last time they beat Denver in the playoffs (lost game five in Denver, closed it out at home) but that was with a strong home court advantage that just isn't there.

Odds are still in their favor they win one of the next two but if they lose Thursday, well ... I suspect they lose the series.

Lots of film tomorrow morning. We will look at Denver's trapping the pick n' roll and come out ready the next game. We will have to outscore them because we don't have an answer for Murray.