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Playoff Game 7: Jazz @ Clippers Sun 4/30/17 1:30 PM ABC

I'm not even worried about tomorrow. We've been the better team for 5 of 6 games in this series. No reason to think we won't be tomorrow. I'm ready for Tuesday at GSW. Time to end Deandre Jordan's season. Maybe he can go from moving screens to a moving van service. He can pack the van for Doc, Blake and Chris to leave LA
 
Am I the only one that finds it strange that game 7 and game 1 (round 2 If the jazz had won friday) were scheduled not only the same day, but at the same time? IMO, the NBA was forcing a sunday game 1 with that schedule.
 
For me, the keys to the game is Hood and Favors. Hood needs to have a breakout 20-25 point game and Favors needs at least a 15 pt/8 reb type game while playing good defense.

Not really concerned about Ingles getting shut out in the scoring column because he can do other things on the court to still be valuable (defense, steals, passing). However, if Hood isn't scoring, it's like the Jazz only having 4 players on the court because he doesn't contribute in any other way. I think Hood absolutely needs to have a big game if we want to win Game 7, The Clippers are betting that Hood can't hit an open shot with their strategy to double JJ every time he gets the ball. Favors needs to get on track because it's gotten to the point where the Clippers defense isn't giving Gobert or JJ any good looks in the paint, and the only other low post threat we have is Favors.


Not concerned about Hayward, Hill and Gobert...I think they're all reliable and will show up to play. We need a "surprise" player to step up to win game 7, and that player is Rodney Hood. I think he's a totally unreliable streak shooter like a JR Smith or CJ Miles or (gulp) Trey Burke, but I hope he proves me wrong.
 
LifeOnaPlate said:
Here's something. Last night when I met Gobert I asked him how his ankle was feeling. He said it was good, that he'd be ready Sunday. And it was pretty cool, he looked right at me, looked right into my eyes, and I told him I believed in him and the team and said they could do it on Sunday. He had this look on his face like he knew it. And it was like he was feeding off the encouragement a bit. It was an unusual moment. The guy is intense. He wants to win. Usually people just sign autographs and get the hell out of there. Rudy actually looked at me and we had an exchange like two humans. He was actually listening to what I was saying and responding.

Oh, and he legit laughed when I concluded with "You might make me have to skip church." (In truth, I'l be out by 1:30 anyway.)

I know, a goofy fanboy moment in many ways. But it was pretty cool. Win or lose tomorrow, that's a dude who truly wants to win and believes in himself.
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I love Rudy! He has so much confidence and fire. We need Rodney and Derrick to step up and win a game for us!



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reignman40 said:
Am I the only one that finds it strange that game 7 and game 1 (round 2 If the jazz had won friday) were scheduled not only the same day, but at the same time? IMO, the NBA was forcing a sunday game 1 with that schedule.
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They did it to fill a sunday TV spot.
 
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