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

[LoPo]

I want Quin to challenge one of the easy calls. The kickball call when we were up by 8 in the 3rd was huge. Reverse that, go up 10 maybe, and they might crumble. Instead, it went to 5.

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[homeytennis]

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

Jazz have to make Murray play defense and get him tired that way.

 

[SoUjazzfan]

I want Quin to challenge one of the easy calls. The kickball call when we were up by 8 in the 3rd was huge. Reverse that, go up 10 maybe, and they might crumble. Instead, it went to 5.

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This is Quin weakest point

 

[416Klawzz]

Donovan has to play possessed and out play/ outscore Murray or we lose. Didn't watch the game but was Donovan not looking to be aggressive?

 

[LoPo]

Donovan has to play possessed and out play/ outscore Murray or we lose. Didn't watch the game but was Donovan not looking to be aggressive?

We took Don out to end the 3rd and everything started to slide. They just outplayed us, got some bounces. We didnt adjust and started to panic.

Gobert was absent. All game

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[l Abach l]

Luka isn't anywhere near as shifty as Murray.

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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

Makes you wonder why when the Jazz took a commanding lead we didn't double Murray and force somebody like Grant to shoot

 

[l Abach l]

We took Don out to end the 3rd and everything started to slide. They just outplayed us, got some bounces. We didnt adjust and started to panic.

Gobert was absent. All game

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On the game following Giannis' DMVP announcement, you'd think Rudy would've brought more fire.

 

[latin jazz]

Donovan has to play possessed and out play/ outscore Murray or we lose. Didn't watch the game but was Donovan not looking to be aggressive?

Denver's defense was pretty aggressive in the third. They trapped the pick n roll, and if DM was able to split it or get to the basket, Den collapsed the paint pretty quicky. That left Joe and Royce wide open, but both passed open 3s. They lost their confidence and were out of the game since the 3rd Q. They need to step up. On defense we lacked effort and focus and Denver got all the loose balls. Also, DM had to defend Murray late in the 4th (since Royce and Ingles were so innefective tonight), which probably drained him a little bit.

Give Denver (and Murray) credit, they fought for their lives, but we lacked focus tonight.

 

[416Klawzz]

We need to make adjustments more Donovan, more Clarkson more Morgan less Niang and Bradley. Less Ingles on Murray. Quin don't mess this up man

 

[Ron Mexico]

This puts pressure on the next game as a must win for the Jazz. If we lose this we go into game 7 on a losing streak against a red hot shooting team. I don't want to see that, nor should the Jazz. We really should have ended this already. Oh well, more 2020 stress!

 

[stormkoopacv03]

I'm confident the Jazz will rebound and win the next game. However, if they lose, they will be in deep trouble. Nuggets will come in for the kill in game 7 if it happens.

 

[Hearsky]

Quotes from the Jazz forum gonna suck.

 

[RJF]

Do the Jazz close it out in 6 or does it go the distance?

 

[prodigy]

Do the Jazz close it out in 6 or does it go the distance?

It will help if Jokic doesn't shoot out of his mind to start game 6 I'll tell ya that. Some of those were really tough shots over the 2 time.

 

[Deleted member 5000]

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.

Think Ingles and ONeale too cerebral at times with Conley while Clarkson just rolls

 

[zyzz]

Didn't we counter the Rockets playing this style of aggressive defense in game 2 a couple years ago? I think Gobert started slipping the pick and it worked really well. I think we'll see some of that in game 6 and it will open up a lot.

 

[416Klawzz]

Jazz gotta play like the desperate team with urgency. We took our foot off the gas tonight.

 

[DasJazz]

Do the Jazz close it out in 6 or does it go the distance?

I feel like this whole series hinges on game 6. We either advance or Denver takes the series.

 

[prodigy]

Royce had some bad defensive lapses

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Not the locked in performance I had hoped for. Credit Denver for some massive shot making too.

bleh... in to the next one.