Game 68: Jazz at Rockets

[DutchJazzer]

I will play devils advocat now, just imagine that you will meet Satan tomorrow and he will tell you,that the Jazz will win 4 Championships in a row, but just IF you accept, that this team has to be build around BIG-AL, with him playing 38. minutes per game. Would you accept it ?

a team with big al playing 38 minutes will never ever ever win a championship.
satan can do nothing about it.
not even the almighty God(s) can do anything about that

 

[MoreFeasts]

I will play devils advocat now, just imagine that you will meet Satan tomorrow and he will tell you,that the Jazz will win 4 Championships in a row, but just IF you accept, that this team has to be build around BIG-AL, with him playing 38. minutes per game. Would you accept it ?

I would try to avoid interactions or entanglements with Satan. You just know it is going to turn out badly somehow.
However, if Al gets 4 championships for the Jazz, I would probably get a little joy from seeing that.

 

[carolinajazz]

......I have it on a good source that Corbin had a great practice session with the boys yesterday....and has declared that they now have an offensive SYSTEM that will produce high percentage shots, plenty of assists and low turnovers! This, after the first 67 games were being used to get acquainted as a team!

 

[carolinajazz]

It's time to embarass the Rockets on their floor.

....the only way the Jazz would embarrass the Rockets tonight...is if they all faced there team bench and mooned them!

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

It's GAMEDAY!

Current Standings:
6. GS 39-30 13.0GB
7. HOU 36-31 15.0GB
8. LAL 36-33 16.0GB
9. UTA 34-33 17.0GB

Doing the road trip from Austin to Houston tomorrow to make this Jazz-Rockets classic matchup.

PROJECTED STARTERS

UTAH JAZZ
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JEFFERSON
MILLSAP
WILLIAMS
FOYE
WILLIAMS

HOUSTON ROCKETS
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ASIK
MOTIEJUNAS
PARSONS
HARDEN
LIN

Here's a little throwback moment when I brought the Jazz some of my luck at Game 7 in 2007.
[video=youtube_share;_3fhpYtDU94]https://youtu.be/_3fhpYtDU94

Keys to the game:
Battle of the bigs. Apart from Jefferson, Sap and Asik the rest are relatively n00bs. Favors, Kanter, Robinson, Motiejunas, Smith etc.
How do we contain Harden? Or the perimeter in general? Harden, Lin, Delfino, Parsons all have the range in their arsenal. Have to defend the perimeter.

Last game:
Rockets got blown out on Sunday at home versus the Warriors. Were down big, cut it to single digits, but the game got away from them in the fourth and they lost by nearly 30.
The Jazz lost to a depleted Knicks squad at home. Both teams have at least one days rest, so I expect them both to come out with some fire. Jazz know they have to win 1 of 3 on this Texas triangle, if not 2 to stay in contention, this being the biggest of the three. Jazz also got blown out at home last time they played Houston in one of their biggest home losses of the season. We must avenge that loss!

Last, any signage ideas?
"Do me a Favors and give me Mo G-Time!"

Did Hayward get moved back to the bench?

Another road game...doesn't matter who the opponent is, it's gonna end bad.

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agree. Houston is a good team with a full compliment, if we can't beat the Knicks at home with them missing there two starting front court guys and Antheny, what chance in hell is there we can beat the Rockets on the road?

As long as Mo and Al play big minutes, we should get blown out by 25+

Honestly we've been horrid on offense since Mo returned. Can't believe I'm going to say this, but we are better off with Tinsley.

 

[mellow]

David Locke @Lockedonsports Jazz are the 9th best team in NBA defending the 3 at home but 29th on the road - Rockets use 35% of possessions to shoot a 3---That ought to work out well tonight.

David Locke @Lockedonsports Rockets are the fastest pace team in the NBA #UTA The Jazz playing Alfense have got to be one of the slowest.

Bill Oram @tribjazz The Jazz have gone 35 days since their last time on the road: Feb. 13 at Minnesota. I wonder if the trade deadline would have gone differently had the Jazz lost that game. Not a lot of hope tonight, but I guess there is always a chance.

David Locke @Lockedonsports Rockets are starting Dontas Montiejunas at power forward I loved Monti going into that draft. It took him some time but the Rockets have him starting and he has shown some signs of being an actual NBA player....much better than Jan Vesey.

 

[Stifle Tower]

a team with big al playing 38 minutes will never ever ever win a championship.
satan can do nothing about it.
not even the almighty God(s) can do anything about that

Remember the joke about God having all the great players, but Satan has the referees?
Jazz definitely had a championship taken away with blown or no-calls.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Hey, even if we lose - this is only ONE game!

 

[nightmare3983]

Hey, even if we lose - this is only ONE game!

That phrase was so two weeks ago.

 

[Zulu]

Hey, even if we lose - this is only ONE game!

Thanks Thriller!!!

 

[AKistheFEARFACTOR]

Did Hayward get moved back to the bench?

Whoops, missed the beginning of the last two games. Even if DeMarre or Williams started we expect Hayward to get the majority of the playtime regardless. I hope to see a Hayward swat today off a fast break!

 

[t.work]

Jazz lose another one tonight.