Game Thread Jan 22, 2025 06:00PM MT: Utah Jazz @ Oklahoma City Thunder

[Laramie]

Markkanen a 3 point marksman.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Kessler has been amazingly consistent this year. He just keeps doing what he does.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Harkless!!

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Jalen Williams getting some easy calls compared to the contact our guys have been taking.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Jazz lack of ball handlers and playmakers really being exposed by OKC, who can just jump the passing lanes.

 

[JimLes]

It's 2025 and somehow we have like 5 guards who can't handle the ball. Like, what did these people do in college? Spot-up shooters haven't existed in decades. I'm so confused.

 

[fishonjazz]

That was a fun game that was even closer than the score would indicate.

Kessler is a beast.

I felt keyonte was having a really hard time out there.

Games like this make me wonder what seed the jazz could get with a lineup of sexton, Lauri, Collins, and Kessler staying healthy all year and the front office building the team as well as possible and hardy coaching to win.

 

[homeytennis]

Great tank job by the guys. Having 17 more TOs than OKC is golden. They are helping secure the Flagg.

 

[GG Jazz Cabbage]

SGA did what he wanted against George, then Jazz tried switching it up with others even Lauri guarding him

 

[Laramie]

If Jazz continue playing on this level they should begin to win some of those close games. I know you're tanking for a draft pick; these players have pride.

 

[fishonjazz]

Honestly if the jazz were shooting for the playoffs this year and trying their hardest to win every game then all 4 of the jazz best players could have played another 5 minutes each and the jazz might have won this one.
Collins, sexton, Lauri, and Kessler all had pretty solid games while everyone else on the team struggled (though keyonte had a decent game as well)
Playing on the road in a game that SGA scores a career high and we gave them everything they could handle and we weren't even trying that hard.

If the jazz are able to keep this roster and preserve the tank and land Flagg and then make a few trades with their draft assets and hit on a few dudes in free agency then they could be solidly in the playoff hunt next year and make a little noise.

 

[cowhide]

27 turnovers, 20 turnovers by 3 players. Jazz need to fix this problem going forward.