Utah Jazz:
Offense: (108.2) 19th
Defense: (105.3) 7th
Net: (plus +2.9) 12th
Games Week 11 (3-0): Won vs Pistons: 104-81, Bulls: 102-98, Magic: 108-96
Games Week 12 (4 games): Mon at Pelicans | Weds vs Knicks | Fri vs Hornets | Sun at Wizards
The Jazz has won five in a row and nine of their last 10 games but during that stretch, the lone loss was to the Heat and only one of the nine teams they defeated possesses a plus .500 record. Granted, teams can only play who is scheduled but is it fools gold to jump on this seeming Jazz ascent?
2 lineups have played 200+ minutes & outscored opponents by more than 15 points per 100 possessions.
— John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) January 5, 2020
Both lineups belong to the Jazz - Donovan Mitchell, Bojan Bogdanovic, Royce O'Neale, Rudy Gobert & either Joe Ingles (+20.7) or Mike Conley (+16.3) : https://t.co/Qjh9L7CXdI
For example, the Nuggets went on a seven-game win streak and won nine of ten but while they were feasting on lesser talents their second-ranked defense slipped at an uncharacteristically rapid rate.
The Jazz is experiencing a similar trend as their offense improves and it’s worth keeping an eye on.