That’s a predictable outcome in a game where T.J. McConnell (21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists) outplays Mike Conley (6 points, 8 assists). Otherwise, it’s worth noting that the Utah Jazz did get a strong performance from Donovan Mitchell. He scored 26 points on 11/20 shooting from the field and 3/7 shooting from three-point range while chipping in an additional 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
We’re not naming him as a stud, for the simple reason that it feels disingenuous to name 2 Utah Jazz studs in a game they lost to an inferior opponent by double digits. One other Jazzman came a little closer to saving this one for the team, and earned the stud designation in the process.
playing down to their competition</a>. Last night’s 111-100 loss against the Indiana Pacers marked the third time this season that the club lost to a sub .500 team. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the only bad habit the Jazz are developing: dust-ups, skirmishes and ejections are becoming routine for this team. </span>Last night’s conflict was particularly intense, resulting in ejections for Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell and Joe Ingles in the fourth quarter. We’ll touch more on that later, but the Utah Jazz can’t pin this loss on the refs. They lost this game of their own volition.</p>
<p>That’s a predictable outcome in a game where T.J. McConnell (21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists) outplays Mike Conley (6 points, 8 assists). Otherwise, it’s worth noting that the Utah Jazz did get a strong performance from Donovan Mitchell. He scored 26 points on 11/20 shooting from the field and 3/7 shooting from three-point range while chipping in an additional 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.</p>
<p>We’re not naming him as a stud, for the simple reason that it feels disingenuous to name 2 Utah Jazz studs in a game they lost to an inferior opponent by double digits. One other Jazzman came a little closer to saving this one for the team, and earned the stud designation in the process.</p>
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a motivated Stifle Tower</a> however they get him.</p>
<p>He was more aggressive on offense on (<a href=https://thejnotes.com/2021/11/12/utah-jazz-1-stud-2-duds-loss-pacers/"https://thejnotes.com/2021/10/30/utah-jazz-3-crazy-stats-2021-22-season/">yet another</a>) night where the three-ball refused to fall for the Utah Jazz. They shot just 9/32 from three-point range in this contest. If Rudy Gobert hadn’t provided the squad with a little bit of extra inside scoring, this one could have gotten uglier.</p>
<p>In terms of the score, that is.</p>
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simply can’t convert the shots</a>. Last night was no exception. Midway through the second quarter, Clarkson knocked down a difficult, off-balance long 2 that should have inspired hope in any Utah Jazz fan. Unfortunately, that hope was not justified in hindsight.</p>
<p>Clarkson’s slump has become a major obstacle for the contending Jazz team. It still stands to reason that he is likely to break out of it as the season progresses, however, the first dozen games of this season have demonstrated how drastically he’s capable of slumping for a prolonged period. There is very much a world in which Clarkson regains his form midseason, scorches the league for a couple of months, and falls back into a slump in time for the playoffs.</p>
<p>The Utah Jazz will be sunk if that’s the case. Last night, Clarkson’s poor shooting was arguably the main factor that sunk them against the Indiana Pacers. Mike Conley, as mentioned, was quiet. His 4 personal fouls mitigated his potential to be aggressive to some extent. Generally speaking, Donovan Mitchell would have to do something historic to make up for a combined 5/20 night from his two most talented backcourt mates.</p>
<p>Having said that, it’s worth noting that 14 of those 20 shots came from Clarkson. He shot the Jazzmen out of this contest, and if he can’t stop doing that soon, Coach Snyder may need to consider some sort of strategic shift.</p>
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<p>In an 82 game season, some losses will inevitably be more difficult than others. Hopefully, the Utah Jazz can learn two lessons from this one: don’t play down to your competition, and don’t indulge opposing teams in childish behavior.</p><!—pageview_candidate—>">