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

[Bawse Dawg]

2018 Thunder vibes. Nothing ever comes easy.

 

[stormkoopacv03]

Well, that was a big flop. Surrendering 19 pts in the 2nd half to them.

 

[LoPo]

We need a Frank Ntilikina in the worst way. We need a guy good for a 12-18 minutes of good perimeter defense a game.

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[latin jazz]

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

Yeah, both stopped contributing in the second half at both ends.

 

[jazfan23]

Once Denver took the lead , they doubled Mitchell and we did a poor job of helping him ....

I really think Clarkson could of helped us much better than Joe or Oneal , he isn’t afraid to shoot

 

[LogGrad98]

Might be the most disappointing playoff loss I've seen. I mean, losing to the bulls sucked of course, but at least we could say we lost to the best player to every play the game. But after this one we lost to... Jamal Murray? Who? Oh and he dropped 40 on us. Again. No not Curry... Murray. **** me.

 

[416Klawzz]

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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Was that coach's fault ?

 

[SoUjazzfan]

This is another example of why we can't max Rudy. No impact on big games. He seems to struggle in the playoffs when the chips are down.

 

[NAOS]

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

Or Kawhi.

And those teams play some defense, too

 

[JazzyFresh]

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

He's does seem to let certain things fuel him. He should've taken over like Murray did.

 

[LogGrad98]

Once Denver took the lead , they doubled Mitchell and we did a poor job of helping him ....

I really think Clarkson could of helped us much better than Joe or Oneal , he isn’t afraid to shoot

Yeah no idea why they didn't bring Clarkson back in. It was pretty obvious from the middle of the 3rd quarter that Ingles and O'Neal were not playing well. Clarkson at least gave us a shot to outscore them.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

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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I think Denver won because Jokic hit 7/11 3s instead of 4/11, and Denver's defense forced several turnovers in the 3rd and 4th quarter.

 

[toddychurch]

It’s bizarre how our intensity and focus seemed to disappear in the third quarter. Rudy didn’t look engaged, Joe and Royce with some weird sequences.
Quin needed a better pulse on the game because Morgan, Clarkson, or even Oni could have provided a spark of some kind. Just a strange game.

 

[LogGrad98]

Or Kawhi.

And those teams play some defense, too

I don't think anyone expects us to advance beyond the 2nd round. Denver was the only team I thought we had a shot at beating.

 

[LogGrad98]

I think Denver won because Jokic hit 7/11 3s instead of 4/11, and Denver's defense forced several turnovers in the 3rd and 4th quarter.

It's the unforced TOs and the sudden standing around that was the problem.

 

[DasJazz]

I don't think anyone expects us to advance beyond the 2nd round. Denver was the only team I thought we had a shot at beating.

I do.

 

[homeytennis]

Yeah no idea why they didn't bring Clarkson back in. It was pretty obvious from the middle of the 3rd quarter that Ingles and O'Neal were not playing well. Clarkson at least gave us a shot to outscore them.

The game was still tied with 5 or 6 minutes left and we let them kick sand in our face. All this is fixable. It's on the coaches to figure it out. Perhaps let Mudiay have a bit of a go might be a tonic.

 

[latin jazz]

Or Kawhi.

And those teams play some defense, too

For what is worth, at least Dallas could be exploited on D a little bit more: Hardaway, Burke and Luka. On the Clips I can only think about Lou and Reggie.

 

[Nate505]

I thought the Jazz lost focus, and when they tried to get it back, Royce decides he can't shoot the ball.

I'm still feeling good if I'm the Jazz, though not if they drop it on Thursday.

 

[LoPo]

Was that coach's fault ?

Yes. You could tell he was trying to let Conley initiate. Even O'Neale and Ingles looked out of sorts. For 4 games, we ran through Don. Under 6, we looked different.

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